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Definition of Falter
1. Verb. Be unsure or weak. "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
2. Noun. The act of pausing uncertainly. "There was a hesitation in his speech"
Generic synonyms: Pause
Derivative terms: Hesitate, Waver
3. Verb. Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way.
4. Verb. Walk unsteadily. "Sam and Sue falter"; "The drunk man stumbled about"
5. Verb. Speak haltingly. "Sam and Sue falter"; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Stammer, Stammerer, Stutter, Stutterer
Definition of Falter
1. v. t. To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
2. v. i. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
3. v. t. To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
4. n. Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
Definition of Falter
1. Noun. unsteadiness. ¹
2. Verb. To waver or be unsteady. ¹
3. Verb. To stammer. ¹
4. Verb. To stumble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Falter
1. to hesitate [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: hesitate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Falter
Literary usage of Falter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the English Church During the Civil Wars and Under the by Ecole littéraire de Montréal, Charles Gill, William Arthur Shaw (1900)
"... COme tO 110 resolution.3 falter in their Again, on the 29th, the House debated
this The Com- report of Whittaker's from the Grand Committee, ..."
2. A History of England: During the Reign of George the Third by William [Nathaniel] Massey (1855)
"... belief that no insuperable difficulty was offered to his proposed arrangements.
Bute begins Bute, in the meantime, had begun to falter. Two to falter. ..."
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