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falter

 
Noun falter has 1 sense
  1. hesitation, waver, falter, faltering - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
    --1 is a kind of pause
    Derived form: verb falter4
Verb falter has 4 senses
  1. falter, waver - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
    --1 is one way to hesitate, waver, waffle
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. falter, waver - move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
    --2 is one way to move
    Derived form: noun faltering1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  3. stumble, falter, bumble - walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
    --3 is one way to walk
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue falter
  4. bumble, stutter, stammer, falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
    --4 is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
    Derived form: noun falter1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue falter
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