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.