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Meanings of falter in English

Portuguese
hesitação
Catalan
titubeig
Spanish
vacilación

The act of pausing uncertainly.

        hesitação
        Portuguese
        tropeçar
        Catalan
        entrebancar-se
        Spanish
        tropezar

        To have problems articulating the words, repeting sometimes some syllables.

              tropeçar
              Usage of falter in English
              1
              Dealers believe further gains are possible unless the major overseas markets falter.
              The Irish Times
              2
              U.S. payrolls data last week fed concerns that U.S. demand could falter.
              Reuters
              3
              Meeting that yellow-eyed gaze required effort, yet she managed without a falter.
              Knife of dreams
              4
              The economy could falter if the central bank continues to raise rates.
              Reuters
              5
              But Monday's figures highlighted the risk that the economy may falter again.
              Reuters
              6
              Several times his gaze slid right over us but did not falter.
              To Die in Italbar
              7
              The falter in the words spoke to the tenseness of his suspense.
              The Keeper of the Door
              8
              Bonucci would shoulder the increasing pressure; Ranocchia would falter beneath its weight.
              The Guardian
              9
              The sharp falter in the words betrayed more than the speaker knew.
              The Keeper of the Door
              10
              Still, some analysts said the Iliad offer could falter on price alone.
              Reuters
              11
              By now, however, our assumption that Tink was safe began to falter.
              The Guardian
              12
              How many times have you seen fighters falter when tiredness sets in?
              Gladiatrix
              13
              Experts believe these numbers could grow as the economy continues to falter.
              Reuters
              14
              She did not falter, although the red in her cheeks flushed deeper.
              The Candidate: A Political Romance
              15
              Policymakers have since warned that growth could falter between October and December.
              Reuters
              16
              By late summer, the growth of Supercolony had already begun to falter.
              Anthill: a novel
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              Translations for falter
              Falter through the time
              Falter across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              Ireland
              Common