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."
To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
Noun
the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
Verb
speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
Verb
walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"
Verb
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Verb
be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
v. t.
To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as
barley.
v. & n.
To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer;
as, his tongue falters.
v. & n.
To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
v. & n.
To hesitate in purpose or action.
v. & n.
To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; --
said of the mind or of thought.
v. t.
To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or
weak manner.
v. i.
Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or
broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
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With faltering speech and visage incomposed.2.
Ere her native king Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms.4.
Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space and distance falters.
Falter
And here he faltered forth his last farewell.
Mde me most happy, faltering "I am thine."
Falter
The falter of an idle shepherd's pipe.
To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer;
To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
Usage Examples
It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.
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Other Usage ExamplesFamilies are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.
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