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adjective
- 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 faltering attempt, effort, or movement is uncertain because the person doing it is nervous or weak, or does not really know what to do. 'Now I feel I can do it,' he said in faltering English.
Definition of faltering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
faltering meaning, definition, what is faltering: nervous and uncertain or unsteady: Learn more.
Definitions of 'faltering' A faltering attempt, effort, or movement is uncertain because the person doing it is nervous or weak, or does not really know what to do.
A faltering attempt, effort, or movement is uncertain because the person doing it is nervous or weak, or does not really know what to do. [...]
