falter
/ˈfɒltə(r)/
noun
- 1
Unsteadiness.
verb
- 1
To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- 2
To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- 3
To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- 4
To stumble.
- 5
To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
- 6
To hesitate in purpose or action.
- 7
To cleanse or sift, as barley.
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