Definitions for falter
ˈfɔl tərfal·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. falternoun

   unsteadiness.

2. falterverb

   To waver or be unsteady.

3. falterverb

   To stammer.

4. falterverb

   To stumble.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Falterverb

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

   Etymology: [See Falter, v. i.]

2. Falter

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

   Etymology: [See Falter, v. i.]

3. Falter

   to tremble; to totter; to be unsteady

   Etymology: [See Falter, v. i.]

4. Falter

   to hesitate in purpose or action

   Etymology: [See Falter, v. i.]

5. Falter

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

   Etymology: [See Falter, v. i.]

6. Falterverb

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

   Etymology: [See Falter, v. i.]

7. Falterverb

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

   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 Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Hesitate
   • Move
   • Walk

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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. Jonathan Barratt:

   It's all about the numbers, the market is taking the view that governments will not allow economies to falter. These expectations suggest more active economic development will force consumption to go up.

2. Carly Fiorina:

   Ladies and gentlemen, we must win this job, we must win in 2016, and I promise you, and I hope you have seen, I am a fearless fighter, I will not falter, I have been tested, and I will fight this fight.

3. Winston Churchill:

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

4. The Dhammapada:

   As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so wise men falter not amidst blame or praise.

5. R. A. Butler:

   In politics you must always keep running with the pack. The moment that you falter and they sense that you are injured, the rest will turn on you like wolves.

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