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Meanings of falter (faltered) 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 faltered in English
1
And it was right here that the commercial paper market finally faltered.
A colossal failure of common sense: the inside story of the coll...
2
The admiral, I mean.' He faltered, thinking he had gone too far.
Cross of St. George
3
Her voice faltered; a tender thought changed the form of the argument.
Ben-Hur
4
United have now faltered just when a great deal is at stake.
The Irish Times
5
Stocks fell modestly in New York yesterday as an early rally faltered.
The Irish Times
6
Government agencies have faltered in fulfilling their mandates and serving the public.
Reuters
7
France and much of the rest of the euro zone also faltered.
Reuters
8
USC's outside shooting faltered badly at the start and never really improved.
Reuters
9
The talks were early-stage and faltered that source said at the time.
Reuters
10
The light faltered and became a fixed point in the darkness ahead.
Kenny
11
I have always found him easy enough to talk to. He faltered.
Heart of oak
12
But talks over a far smaller package have faltered in the past.
Reuters
13
Her smile of welcome faltered only slightly when she saw her father.
Public secrets
14
He never faltered in the task he set himself-thetask of happiness.
Robert Louis Stevenson
15
Another country with a proud history in its chosen sport has faltered.
Reuters
16
We four-wefour offer ourselves-ascandidates-wefour offer ourselves as- Ifaltered.
The Book of Skulls
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Translations for faltered
Faltered through the time
Faltered across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common