v. t. | 1. | To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley. |
v. i. | 1. | To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; |
2. | To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. | |
3. | To hesitate in purpose or action. | |
4. | To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; - said of the mind or of thought. | |
v. t. | 1. | To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner. |
n. | 1. | Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; |
Noun | 1. | falter - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
Verb | 1. | falter - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" Synonyms: waver |
2. | falter - move hesitatingly, as if about to give way Synonyms: waver | |
3. | falter - walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" | |
4. | falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" |