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faltering Definition


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falter
verb faltered, faltering
    intr
    1. To move unsteadily; to stumble.
    intr
    2. To start functioning unreliably.
    intr
    3. To lose strength or conviction; to hesitate or break down in speaking.
      Thesaurus: waver, flag,vacillate, hesitate, hem and haw, fail, flinch, stammer.
    4. To say something hesitantly.
Derivative: falteringly
adverb
    Etymology: 14c.



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