falter

/fˈɔltɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. be unsure or weak
   “Their enthusiasm is faltering”
2. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
3. walk unsteadily
   “The drunk man stumbled about”
4. speak haltingly
   “The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room”

noun

1. the act of pausing uncertainly
   “there was a hesitation in his speech”

Synonyms for falter

• waver
• stumble
• bumble
• stutter
• stammer
• hesitation
• faltering

Words that rhyme with falter

• halter
• alter
• defaulter
• altar
• salter
• balter
• kalter
• malter
• saulter
• stalter
• winterhalter