falter

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unsteadiness
To stammer
To stumble
To waver or be unsteady
{v} to stammer, hesitate, fail
If you falter, you lose your confidence and stop doing something or start making mistakes. I have not faltered in my quest for a new future
To hesitate in purpose or action
To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters
To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley
To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought
Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice
the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering
speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
If something falters, it loses power or strength in an uneven way, or no longer makes much progress. Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering
{f} hesitate; stammer; stumble; sway, totter, be unstable
be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner
To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady
walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
faltering
{a} stammering, hesitating, failing
falteringly
{a} with hesitation or difficulty, badly
faltered
past of falter
faltering
present participle of falter
faltering
unsteady in speech or action
faltering
{s} unsteady, not stable; hesitant, unsure
faltering
the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
faltering
Falter; halting; hesitation
faltering
Hesitating; trembling
faltering
A faltering attempt, effort, or movement is uncertain because the person doing it is nervous or weak, or does not really know what to do. Leaning on Jon, Michael took faltering steps to the bathroom. = hesitant
falteringly
In a faltering manner
falteringly
hesitatingly, waveringly; unsteadily, in an unstable manner
falters
third-person singular of falter
to falter
halt
falter
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