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faltering

The correct spelling is faltering.

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verb

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The correct spelling is faltering. To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
  2. 2.To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
  3. 3.To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
  4. 4.To stumble.
  5. 5.To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).

noun

  1. 1.Hesitancy

adjective

  1. 1.Hesitant, halting

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