英语词汇“falter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

falterfalter /ˈfɔltɚ/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYfalter

Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

VERB TABLE

falter

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	falter
	he, she, it	falters
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	faltered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have faltered
	he, she, it	has faltered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had faltered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will falter
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have faltered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am faltering
	he, she, it	is faltering
	you, we, they	are faltering
Past	I, he, she, it	was faltering
	you, we, they	were faltering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been faltering
	he, she, it	has been faltering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been faltering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be faltering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been faltering

1to become weaker and unable to continue in an effective way: The peace talks seem to be faltering.2if someone or his or her voice falters, it sounds weak and uncertain, and keeps stopping: Laurie’s voice faltered as she thanked him.3to become less certain and less determined that you want to do something: Just for a moment, her confidence faltered.4formal to walk in an unsteady way because you suddenly feel weak or afraid: Langetta faltered as he made his way up the steps.