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- pronunciation:
- fawl
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verb |
| inflections: |
falters, faltering, faltered |
| definition 1: |
to move, speak, or act in a way that is not sure or not steady; stumble.
She faltered over the words she did not know.- synonyms:
- stumble
- similar words:
- hesitate, quiver, stagger, stammer, stutter, totter
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| definition 2: |
to hesitate because of being confused or not sure.
I will never falter in my quest for the truth.- antonyms:
- steady
- similar words:
- hesitate
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| related words: |
collapse, limp, lurch, slow, trail, trip |
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| derivations: |
falteringly (adv.), falterer (n.) |
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