Sekirov Dictionary

falter

UK /ˈfɒltə/US /ˈfɔltəɹ/

verb 7
noun 1
forms 5

verb7

•
To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- He found his legs falter. — 1672
•
To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- Here indeed the power of distinctly conceiving of space and distance falters. — 1832
•
To hesitate in purpose or action.
- Ere her native king / Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms. — 1595
•
(figurative) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
- And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter. — 1943
•
To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- And here he faltered forth his last farewell. — 1807
To stumble.
•
To cleanse or sift, as barley.
- Barley[…]clean falter'd from Hairs — 1707

noun1

•
An unsteadiness.
- Tom, who isn't paying much attention, is suddenly caught by the falter in his voice as he reads the two lines— — 2009

forms

faltered · faltering · faltereth · falters · falterest

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