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Faltering   /fˈɔltərɪŋ/   Listen
Faltering

adjective
1.
Unsteady in speech or action.
noun
1.
The act of pausing uncertainly.  Synonyms: falter, hesitation, waver.



Falter

verb
(past & past part. faltered; pres. part. faltering)
1.
Be unsure or weak.  Synonym: waver.
2.
Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way.  Synonym: waver.
3.
Walk unsteadily.  Synonyms: bumble, stumble.
4.
Speak haltingly.  Synonyms: bumble, stammer, stutter.






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"Faltering" Quotes from Famous Books



... truth, with the result that the greatest name in the world to-day is his,—the name of him who as his life-work, healed the sick; clothed the naked; bound up the broken-hearted; sustained the weak, the faltering; befriended and aided the poor, the needy; condemned the proud, the vain, the selfish; and through it all taught the people to love justice and mercy and service, to live in their higher, their diviner selves,—in brief, to live his ...
— What All The World's A-Seeking • Ralph Waldo Trine

... Philemon began a faltering explanation and self-exculpation, but he was cut short by his superior saying sharply: "Tush, sir, such language will not make us deal the more gently with your cribs; so if you 'd save something, ...
— Janice Meredith • Paul Leicester Ford

... my mind," said he. "They want too much—seven hundred and fifty is too large a sum—and in short, I have declined to go further. We must wait for another opportunity. I fear I am not a good business-man." He spoke the last words with a momentary faltering at the great foolishness of his act; for, as he looked in her fair and honorable face, his heart reproached him for what he ...
— The Woodlanders • Thomas Hardy

... us. Pasquale stopped it, squeezed the bundle inside, and held the door open for the faltering and bewildered woman, as if she had been ...
— The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne • William J. Locke

... give me a sense of nearness to thee when I may be faltering from weariness in well doing. May I hold to my determinations. Help me to know what is useless, that I may not give unnecessary energy, and to know what is worth while, that I may acquire strength through the power of ...
— Leaves of Life - For Daily Inspiration • Margaret Bird Steinmetz


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