Synonyms for falter

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawl-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔl tər

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Définition of falter

Origin : mid-14c., of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse faltrask "be burdened, hesitate, be troubled"), or a frequentative of Middle English falden "to fold," influenced by fault. Related: Faltered; faltering.

verb stumble, stutter

Example sentences :

I smiled and held out both my hands to him, and I could see him falter as he looked.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

“Not very,” Mr Verloc managed to falter out, in a profound shudder.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

I had come and gone twice, and was again sitting by her, when she began to falter.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

Was there anything in the forecast of the night that made him falter?
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

Still her voice did not falter, and my courage did not give way.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

It was equally vain,––his pursuer did not falter for an instant.
Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers

But then, when I falter, the thought of France's future nerves me.
Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

It was no easy task he had set himself, but he did not falter by the wayside.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

She had no knowledge within her to cause her to falter or stand abashed.
Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

Let us not falter or fail in expressing the best in achievement and in womanhood.
Extract from : « Ten American Girls From History » by Kate Dickinson Sweetser

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