| 单词 | falter |
| 释义 | falter (once / 411 pages) 1vn 2v Falter means to hesitate, stumble, or waver, and everything from faith to voices can do it. So if you want to keep your bride or groom happy, it's best not to falter when it's your turn to say "I do." Experts may falter if you ask them where falter came from, because the origins are pretty unclear. But everyone agrees on the current meaning: someone who falters is unsteady, wobbly, or unsure. You might falter while reciting a poem if you forget some of the lines, or falter crossing a rickety rope bridge when fear gets the most of you. But you certainly won't falter when someone asks you the meaning of this word. WORD FAMILYfalter: faltered, faltering, falters+/faltering: falteringly, falterings, unfaltering/unfaltering: unfalteringly USAGE EXAMPLESThe final part of the season is about positioning and staying relevant, but the Knicks must not falter before then. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) From the outset, St. Thomas played stifling defense, but on offense the team faltered. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) According to the index, a key trend of 2016 was that the London housing market's above-average performance began to falter. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v move hesitatingly, as if about to give way Syn|Hyper waver move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v walk unsteadily Syn|Hyper bumble, stumble walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 3v speak haltingly The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room Syn|Hyper bumble, stammer, stutter mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 4n the act of pausing uncertainly 2Syn|Hyper faltering, hesitation, waver pause temporary inactivity v be unsure or weak Their enthusiasm is faltering Syn|Hyper waver hesitate, waffle, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |
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