Word Meaning

falter definition and meaning

v. t. To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
v. & n. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
v. & n. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
v. & n. To hesitate in purpose or action.
v. & n. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.
v. t. To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
v. i. Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.

Crossword clues for falter

- Hesitate
- Lose strength or momentum
- show uncertainty
- speak unsteadily
- stumble walk unsteadily
- Waver