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FALTERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of pausing uncertainly
Example:
there was a hesitation in his speech
Synonyms:
falter; faltering; hesitation; waver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("faltering" is a kind of...):
pause (temporary inactivity)
Derivation:
falter (move hesitatingly, as if about to give way)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unsteady in speech or action
Classified under:
Similar:
unsteady (subject to change or variation)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb falter
Context examples:
“But you will be at Blunderstone again tomorrow, Mr. Barkis,” I said, faltering a little at the idea of my being far away from it then, “and could give your own message so much better.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
In this lynx-like scrutiny she was so far from faltering when she saw I observed it, that at such a time she only fixed her piercing look upon me with a more intent expression still.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
His voice, more and more faltering in the utterance of these words, stopped for a few moments; then he went on: Once awakened from my dream—I have been a poor dreamer, in one way or other, all my life—I see how natural it is that she should have some regretful feeling towards her old companion and her equal.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
