falter

intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

1. To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver. See synonyms at hesitate.
2. To speak hesitatingly; stammer.
3. 1. To move ineptly or haltingly; stumble.
   2. To operate or perform unsteadily or with a loss of effectiveness: The automobile engine faltered.

n.

1. Unsteadiness in speech or action.
2. A faltering sound.

[Middle English falteren, to stagger, possibly from Old Norse faltrask, to be puzzled, hesitate.]

falterer fal'ter·er n.
falteringly fal'ter·ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To be irresolute in acting or doing: dither, halt², hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble. See decide/hesitate.
2. To walk unsteadily: lurch, reel, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, weave, wobble. See move/halt.

v

Definition: stumble, stutter
Antonyms: continue, endure, maintain, persist, remain, stay

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IN BRIEF: To move in a shaky or unsteady way. Also: to hesitate.

Do not falter in your quest to pass the test.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tøve, vakle, famle efter ordene
n. - tøven, vaklen, usikkerhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
weifelen, strompelen, wankelen, stamelen, weifeling/stameling etc.

Français (French)
v. intr. - hésiter, balbutier, s'embrouiller en parlant, défaillir
n. - hésitation, bégaiement, balbutiement, pas mal assuré

Deutsch (German)
v. - zögern, stammeln, stocken
n. - Unsicherheit, Stammeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραπαίω, παραπατάω, τρεκλίζω, κομπιάζω, διστάζω

Italiano (Italian)
esitare, tentennare, titubare, vacillare, balbettare, perdere colpi, incagliarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vacilar, gaguejar

Русский (Russian)
пошатываться, спотыкаться, колебаться, запинаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vacilar, titubear, balbucear, fallar
n. - vacilación, temblor, balbuceo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vackla, sväva på målet, tveka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
支吾, 蹒跚地走, 颤抖, 踌躇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 支吾, 蹣跚地走
n. - 顫抖, 躊躇, 支吾

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 더듬거리며 말하다
n. - 비틀거리다, 주춤하다, 중얼거리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ためらう, 鈍る, 口ごもる, どもる, 口ごもりながら言う, 衰える, よろめく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يترنح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גמגם, היסס, נע בחוסר יציבות, התנודד‬
n. - ‮גמגום‬

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