 falter |
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| 1. | [ verb ] be unsure or weak | |
| Synonyms: | waver | |
| Examples: | "Their enthusiasm is faltering" |
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| Related terms: | hesitate waverer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move hesitatingly, as if about to give way | |
| Synonyms: | waver | |
| Related terms: | move waver | |
| 3. | [ verb ] speak haltingly | |
| Synonyms: | stammer stutter bumble | |
| Examples: | "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
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| Related terms: | talk hesitation stammer stammerer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] walk unsteadily | |
| Synonyms: | stumble bumble | |
| Examples: | "The drunk man stumbled about" |
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| Related terms: | walk lurch | |
| 5. | [ verb ] speak haltingly | |
| Synonyms: | stammer stutter bumble | |
| Related terms: | talk | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30450 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of pausing uncertainly | |
| Synonyms: | hesitation faltering waver | |
| Examples: | "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
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| Related terms: | pause hesitate | |
| Similar spelling: |
faltering falderal filter Felter |
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