Definition of "falter" in English

noun

1. An unsteadiness.

verb

1. To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.

2. (ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.

3. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.

4. To stumble.

5. (figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).

6. To hesitate in purpose or action.

7. To cleanse or sift, as barley.