Definition of falter
- v. t. - To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as
barley.
- v. & n. - To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer;
as, his tongue falters.
- v. & n. - To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
- v. & n. - To hesitate in purpose or action.
- v. & n. - To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; --
said of the mind or of thought.
- v. t. - To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or
weak manner.
- v. i. - Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or
broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.