Definitions for falteringly
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fal•terˈfɔl tər(v.i.)
to hesitate, waver, or fail:
courage that never faltered.
to speak hesitatingly.
to move unsteadily; stumble.
(v.t.)to utter hesitatingly:
to falter an apology.
(n.)the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of voice, action, etc.
a faltering sound.
Origin of falter:
1300–50; ME
fal′ter•ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
unsteadily, falteringly, uncertainly(adverb)
in an unsteady manner
"he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs"
Wiktionary
falteringly(Adverb)
In a faltering manner
Translations for falteringly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- aarselend, stamelend, struikelendAfrikaans
- مُتَرَنِّحا، مُتَلَعْثِماArabic
- несигурноBulgarian
- vacilantemente/com hesitaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- váhavě, zajíkavěCzech
- zögernd, stockendGerman
- usikkert; vaklende; tøvendeDanish
- διστακτικάGreek
- vacilantementeSpanish
- kõhklevaltEstonian
- تلوتلو خوران؛ با ترس و لرزFarsi
- takertelevastiFinnish
- d'un pas mal assuré; d'une voix tremblanteFrench
- בְּהִיסוּסHebrew
- विचलित होनाHindi
- oklijevajuci, nerado, preko voljeCroatian
- ingadozvaHungarian
- dengan keraguanIndonesian
- með óstyrkum hættiIcelandic
- in maniera esitanteItalian
- ためらいがちにJapanese
- 비틀거리며Korean
- netvirtai, svirduliuojantLithuanian
- nedroši; grīļīgi; (par balsi) drebošiLatvian
- dengan ragu-raguMalay
- wankelen, haperendDutch
- usikkert, vaklendeNorwegian
- chwiejnie, niepewniePolish
- تلوتلو خوران؛ با ترس و لرزPersian
- تلولى كېدلPashto
- vacilantemente/com hesitaçãoPortuguese
- şovăitor; cu glas tremurătorRomanian
- с запинкойRussian
- váhavoSlovak
- omahujočeSlovenian
- oklevajućiSerbian
- vacklande, osäkertSwedish
- อย่างตะกุกตะกักThai
- kekeleyerekTurkish
- 顫抖地Chinese (Trad.)
- нерішучеUkrainian
- لڑکھڑاتے ہویےUrdu
- ấp úng; ngập ngừngVietnamese
- 颤抖地Chinese (Simp.)
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