Falter

·v & ·noun To hesitate in purpose or action.

II. Falter ·vt To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.

III. Falter ·vt To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.

IV. Falter ·v & ·noun To Tremble; to Totter; to be unsteady.

V. Falter ·vi Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.

VI. Falter ·v & ·noun To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise;

— said of the mind or of thought.

VII. Falter ·v & ·noun To Hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to Stammer; as, his tongue falters.