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Definition of: falter
(fôl′tər) v.i
1. To be hesitant or uncertain; waver; give way.
2. To stumble; move unsteadily.
3. To speak haltingly; stammer.
—v.t.
4. To utter haltingly.
—noun A faltering hesitation; a trembling. [? <ON faltrask be encumbered]
—fal′ter·er noun
—fal′ter·ing adjective
—fal′ter·ing·ly adverb
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