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- 1. losing strength or momentum: "his faltering career"
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FALTERING definition: 1. losing strength or purpose and stopping, or almost stopping: 2. moving awkwardly as if you…. Learn more.
: to move waveringly or hesitatingly. forced to bail out of faltering airplanes over the Alps Nat'l Geographic. 2. : to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer. her voice faltered. 3. a. : to hesitate in purpose or action : waver. he never faltered in his determination. b. : to lose drive or effectiveness.
to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop: The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment. Her friends never faltered in their belief in her. Nickie's voice faltered and he stopped speaking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hesitating. backward. broken English. dilly-dally. ditherer. haltingly. hang back.
a. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble: The racehorse faltered right after the start. b. To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance: The economy faltered in the second quarter. His memory began to falter. n. 1. Unsteadiness in speech or action: finished the project without falter. 2.
Faltering is the action of hesitating or losing strength. A game show contestant's faltering might cause her opponent to win.
1. unsteady; shaky. Leaning on Jon, Michael took faltering steps to the bathroom. 2. not fluent; hesitant. 'Now I feel I can do it,' he said in faltering English. 3. experiencing difficulties; struggling. the faltering peace process. A faltering economy and a recent wave of labour unrest have affected the new party's popularity.
UK /ˈfɔːlt (ə)rɪŋ/ • UK /ˈfɒlt (ə)rɪŋ/ adjective 1. losing strength or momentum his faltering career Examples My work colleagues were starting to doubt that I ever knew him and my credibility was seriously faltering. The problem over what to do with the faltering domain first arose in June. 2.
walking or behaving in a way that shows you are not confident. the baby’s first faltering steps. Check pronunciation: faltering. Definition of faltering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
faltering meaning, definition, what is faltering: nervous and uncertain or unsteady: Learn more.
noun. the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc. a faltering sound. falter. / ˈfɔːltə / verb. intr to be hesitant, weak, or unsure; waver. intr to move unsteadily or hesitantly; stumble. to utter haltingly or hesitantly; stammer. noun. uncertainty or hesitancy in speech or action. a quavering or irregular sound.
