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Falter

noun
/ˈfɒltə(r)/
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounUnsteadiness.
2.verbTo waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
3.verbTo stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
4.verbTo fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
5.verbTo stumble.
6.verbTo lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
7.verbTo hesitate in purpose or action.
8.verbTo cleanse or sift, as barley.

Synonyms

hesitationbumblestammerstutterstumblewaverhesitatevacillateweakenditherfailshake

Rhymes With

alteraltarhalterfaultervaulterpsalterdefaultermalter
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