falterverb [ I ]
uk/ˈfɒl.tər/us/ˈfɑːl.tɚ/falter verb [ I ] (STOP)
to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop:
The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.
Her friends never faltered in their belief in her.
Nickie's voice faltered and he stopped speaking.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hesitating
- dilly-dally
- dither
- foot
- halting
- hang
- hang back
- have a foot in both camps idiom
- haw
- hem
- hem and haw idiom
- hesitant
- hesitate
- hesitation
- hum
- hum and haw idiom
- pussyfoot
- shilly-shally
- sit
- sit on the fence idiom
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Becoming and making less strong
falter verb [ I ] (ALMOST FALL)
to move awkwardly as if you might fall:
The nurse saw him falter and made him lean on her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- galumphing
- hardly/barely put one foot in front of the other idiom
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- slog
- squeeze
- stagger
- stumble
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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faltering
adjective uk/ˈfɒl.tər.ɪŋ/us/ˈfɑːl.tɚ.ɪŋ/
She took a few faltering steps.
This legislation is designed to stimulate the faltering economy.
falteringly
adverb uk/ˈfɒl.tər.ɪŋ.li/us/ˈfɑːl.tɚ.ɪŋ.li/