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hésitation
, chancellement
, hésiter
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Falter
- (v. & n.) To hesitate in purpose or action.
- (v. & n.) To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
- (v. t.) To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
- (v. & n.) To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.
- (v. t.) To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
- (v. & n.) To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
- (v. i.) Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
Synonyms:
Bumble, Faltering, Hesitation, Stammer, Stumble, Stutter, Waver,
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• Faltered
- (imp. & p. p.) of Falter
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