Thesaurus: falter

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1. v. t. To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
2. v. & n. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
3. v. & n. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
4. v. & n. To hesitate in purpose or action.
5. v. & n. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.
6. v. t. To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
7. v. i. Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
8. n. the act of pausing uncertainly
9. v. be unsure or weak
10. v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
11. v. walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly
12. v. speak haltingly