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[ fawl-ter ] / ˈfɔl tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR falter ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship. to speak hesitatingly or brokenly. to move unsteadily; stumble. verb (used with object)to utter hesitatingly or brokenly: to falter an apology. nounthe act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc. a faltering sound. Origin of falter1300–50; Middle English falteren, of obscure origin; perhaps akin to Old Norse faltrast to bother with, be troubled with OTHER WORDS FROM falterfal·ter·er, nounfal·ter·ing·ly, adverbnon·fal·ter·ing, adjectivenon·fal·ter·ing·ly, adverb un·fal·ter·ing, adjectiveun·fal·ter·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby falterfalsity, Falstaff, Falstaffian, Falster, faltboat, falter, Falun, Falun Gong, Falwell, falx, falx cerebelli Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for falterEvery one of those models began to falter within 30 years or so. Sunday Q&A: Josef Joffe on the Myth of American Decline|Michael Moynihan|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Both women now adamantly believe the negotiations will falter and their sons will serve out the rest of their terms. Palestinian Prisoners Are Released And No One Cares|Maysoon Zayid|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST She was still going strong as she turned 100 and his own health began to falter. Anthony Marshall Heads to Prison, Ending the Brooke Astor Affair|Michael Daly|June 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST It says that if you falter, the powers that be will more likely see criminality than youthful indiscretion. After Trayvon, Reminding My Black Sons To Be Careful|Lynn Toler|April 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The more Palin and Tebow falter, the more rabid their supporters become. Why Tim Tebow Is the Sarah Palin of Football|Allison Yarrow|January 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST And it was because you did not falter, because you risked all, that you gained me. The Inside of the Cup, Complete|Winston Churchill Volley after volley thundered down upon them as they climbed, but not once did the dodging charge up the slope pause or falter. The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde Mary, entirely taken by surprise, could only falter, ‘I can only do whatever he wishes.’ That Stick|Charlotte M. Yonge All memory of Sayre, if there indeed had been any to make her falter in her purpose, now departed. The Gay Rebellion|Robert W. Chambers Still since even such a situation called for a retort he essayed one in a falter that travestied the boldness of his words. A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for falter
verb(intr) to be hesitant, weak, or unsure; waver (intr) to move unsteadily or hesitantly; stumble to utter haltingly or hesitantly; stammer noununcertainty or hesitancy in speech or action a quavering or irregular sound Derived forms of falterfalterer, nounfalteringly, adverbWord Origin for falterC14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic faltrast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to falterreel, flounder, hesitate, waver, wobble, totter, fluff, vacillate, halt, teeter, stammer, rock, quaver, lurch, scruple, break, fluctuate, stagger, shake, topple |