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falter

(fɔːltəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense falters, present participle faltering, past tense, past participle faltered
1. verb
If something falters, it loses power or strength in an uneven way, or no longer makes much progress.
Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering. [VERB]
The car was out of sight around a bend in moments, but the engine did not falteror slow down. [VERB]
The faltering economy has affected the new party's popularity. [VERB-ing]
2. verb
If you falter, you lose your confidence and stop doing something or start making mistakes.
I have not faltered in my quest for a new future. [VERB]
As he neared the house his steps faltered. [VERB]
Synonyms: hesitate, delay, waver, vacillate More Synonyms of falter
3. verb
If your voice falters when you are speaking, you hesitate or pause, because you are unsure about what you are saying or are upset.
Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it. [VERB]
Synonyms: stutter, pause, stumble, hesitate More Synonyms of falter
More Synonyms of falter

falter in British English

(ˈfɔːltə)
verb
1. (intransitive)
to be hesitant, weak, or unsure; waver
2. (intransitive)
to move unsteadily or hesitantly; stumble
3. 
to utter haltingly or hesitantly; stammer
noun
4. 
uncertainty or hesitancy in speech or action
5. 
a quavering or irregular sound
Derived forms
falterer (ˈfalterer)
noun
Word origin
C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic faltrast

falter in American English

(ˈfɔltər)
verb intransitive
1. 
to move uncertainly or unsteadily; totter; stumble
2. 
to stumble in speech; speak haltingly; stammer
3. 
to act hesitantly; show uncertainty; waver; flinch
to falter under enemy fire
4. 
to lose strength, certainty, etc.; weaken
the economy faltered
verb transitive
5. 
to say hesitantly or timidly
noun
6. 
a faltering
7. 
a faltering sound
Derived forms
falterer (ˈfalterer)
noun
falteringly (ˈfalteringly)
adverb
Word origin
ME faltren, prob. < ON, as in faltra(sk), be uncertain

Examples of 'falter' in a sentence
falter

That appetite might well grow if the world economy falters again and capitalism gets the blame.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
For the most part, they have adapted well, but their discomfort was growing and confidence faltering.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His job and career prospects rarely falter.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
It said it is becoming expensive and previous high growth is faltering.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But studies show workers are shortening fake illnesses to just one day as the economy falters.
The Sun (2012)
The blast made our engines falter.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
My voice faltered to a stop.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
His career faltered as he aged.
The Sun (2014)
The faltering economy is one reason.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This will probably now change quickly as growth falters and these understandable anxieties fade along with many of the persistent price pressures.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It has had its moments of faltering, goodness knows.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The engine faltered on the very first incline, just outside the town.
Andrew Bridgeford 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry (2004)
That is what triggers the crisis: confidence falters.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But the moment it falters, they could be in trouble.
The Sun (2012)
With voice is faltering after a gruelling campaign, he called on an old rival for help.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Maybe he's merely playing for time as his confidence falters.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If growth falters and the economy risks another downturn, then policy could be eased.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If the economy did falter because of a premature tightening, then policy could be eased again.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Experts expect a wave of retail failures this month as the weak pound and faltering consumer confidence push ailing stores over the edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That sounds like small beer, but at a time of faltering growth it is a real loss.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You might imagine her voice to be faltering or infirm, as is sometimes the case with stroke victims.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His place was already under the microscope following a faltering Test career that has brought three centuries but five ducks.
The Sun (2012)
His wife had left him, his comedy career was faltering and he struggled with the simple business of being sociable.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
China is the engine of the world economy, and problems there should worry us as much as the faltering progress of the eurozone.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He faltered for a moment but quickly came up with,'You are all right because you have all of us!
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For a moment, Rivers faltered.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
falter

British English: falter VERB
If something falters, it loses power or strength in an uneven way, or no longer makes much progress.
Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering.
  • American English: falter
  • Brazilian Portuguese: vacilar
  • Chinese: 衰退
  • European Spanish: tambalearse
  • French: s'essouffler
  • German: stocken
  • Italian: vacillare
  • Japanese: 弱まる
  • Korean: 주춤거리다
  • European Portuguese: vacilar
  • Latin American Spanish: tambalearse

Chinese translation of 'falter'

falter

(ˈfɔːltəʳ)

vi

  1. (= be unsteady)
    1. [voice] 颤(顫)抖 (chàndǒu)
    2. [person] 犹(猶)豫 (yóuyù)
    3. [steps] 蹒(蹣)跚 (pánshān)
  2. (= weaken)
    1. [person] 迟(遲)疑 (chíyí)
    2. [demand] 下降 (xiàjiàng)
    3. [interest] 减(減)少 (jiǎnshǎo)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to be hesitant, weak, or unsure
I have not faltered in my quest for a new future.
Synonyms
hesitate
delay
waver
Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
vacillate
She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him.
break
Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
Opposites
last
,
continue
,
survive
,
proceed
,
endure
,
persist
,
keep going
,
persevere
,
stand firm
,
stick at
2 (verb) 
As he neared the house, he faltered.
Synonyms
tumble
shake
I stood there, crying and shaking with fear.
tremble
He began to tremble all over.
totter
The balconies begin to tremble and totter in the smoke and fumes.
3 (verb) 
Definition
to speak nervously and without confidence
Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it.
Synonyms
stutter
I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke.
pause
He paused briefly before answering.
stumble
His voiced wavered and he stumbled over his words.
hesitate
stammer
She stammered her way through an introduction.
speak haltingly

Additional synonyms

in the sense of break
Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
Synonyms
hesitate,
shake,
tremble,
falter,
waver,
stammer,
stutter,
speak haltingly
in the sense of pause
Definition
to hesitate
He paused briefly before answering.
Synonyms
stop briefly,
delay,
hesitate,
break,
wait,
rest,
halt,
cease,
interrupt,
deliberate,
waver,
take a break,
discontinue,
desist,
have a breather (informal)
in the sense of shake
Definition
(of a voice) to tremble because of anger or nervousness
I stood there, crying and shaking with fear.
Synonyms
tremble,
shiver,
quake,
shudder,
quiver

Synonyms of 'falter'

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