Definitions for falter
ˈfɔl tərfal·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hesitation, waver, falter, falteringverb

   the act of pausing uncertainly

   "there was a hesitation in his speech"

2. falter, waververb

   be unsure or weak

   "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

3. falter, waververb

   move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

4. stumble, falter, bumbleverb

   walk unsteadily

   "The drunk man stumbled about"

5. bumble, stutter, stammer, falterverb

   speak haltingly

   "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falternoun

   unsteadiness.

2. falterverb

   To waver or be unsteady.

3. falterverb

   To stammer.

4. falterverb

   To stumble.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Falterverb

   To sift; to cleanse. This word seems to be merely rustick or provincial.

   Barley for malt must be bold, dry, sweet, and clean faltered from foulness, seeds and oats. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

2. To FALTERverb

   Etymology: faltar, to be wanting, Spanish; vaulttur, a stammerer, Islandick, which is probably a word from the same radical.

   1. To hesitate in the utterance of words.

   With faltering tongue, and trembling ev’ry vein,
   Tell on, quoth she. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   The pale assistants on each other star’d,
   With gaping mouths for issuing words prepar’d;
   The still-born sounds upon the palate hung,
   And dy’d imperfect on the falt’ring tongue. Dryden.

   He changes, gods! and falters at the question:
   His fears, his words, his looks declare him guilty. Smith.

   2. To fail in any act of the body.

   This earth shall have a feeling; and these stones
   Prove armed soldiers, ere her native king
   Shall falter under foul rebellious arms. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   3. To fail in any act of the understanding.

   How far ideots are concerned in the want or weakness of any or all faculties, an exact observation of their several ways of faltering would discover. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falter

   Falter (English: Butterfly) is a weekly Austrian news magazine published in Vienna.

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1. falter

   Falter is a verb that generally means to lose strength, momentum, confidence or function, or to move or act in an unsteady or hesitant manner. It can also refer to a person's voice or speech when it becomes unsteady or stammering due to nervousness or emotion. In the broader sense, it refers to any hesitancy, wavering, or inconsistency in action, performance, or progress.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falterverb

   to thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley

2. Falter

   to hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters

3. Falter

   to tremble; to totter; to be unsteady

4. Falter

   to hesitate in purpose or action

5. Falter

   to fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought

6. Falterverb

   to utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner

7. Falterverb

   hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice

8. Etymology: [See Falter, v. i.]

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1. Falter

   Falter is a weekly magazine published in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1977, it is published weekly on Wednesdays. Since Spring 2005 a local edition has also been published in Styria. The magazine reports from a broadly left-liberal perspective on politics, media, culture and the life. In addition to its original role as a listings magazine of the arts and social life, it has also developed a reputation for investigative journalism.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Falter

   fawl′tėr, v.i. to stumble: to fail or stammer in speech: to tremble or totter: to be feeble or irresolute.—n. any unsteadiness.—n. Fal′tering, feebleness, deficiency.—adv. Fal′teringly, in a faltering or hesitating manner. [Prob. a freq. of falden, fold. The conn. with fault, in which the l is late, is untenable.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FALTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Falter is ranked #20227 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Falter surname appeared 1,317 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Falter.
   
   93.9% or 1,237 total occurrences were White.
   3.4% or 45 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
   0.5% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce falter?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of falter in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of falter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of falter in a Sentence

1. George W. Bush:

   We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

2. Winston Churchill:

   We shall not fail or falter we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

3. Winston Churchill:

   Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt... We shall not fail or falter we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

4. Hidenobu Tokuda:

   Current levels around 100 yen to the dollar won't deal a decisive blow to Japanese companies as a whole, nor will it cause the economy to falter.

5. Victor Hugo:

   To be a saint is the exception to be upright is the rule. Err, falter, sin, but be upright. To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. Sin is a gravitation.

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