Antonyms for falter


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawl-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔl tər


Definition of falter

Origin :
  • mid-14c., of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse faltrask "be burdened, hesitate, be troubled"), or a frequentative of Middle English falden "to fold," influenced by fault. Related: Faltered; faltering.
  • verb stumble, stutter
Example sentences :
  • I smiled and held out both my hands to him, and I could see him falter as he looked.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • “Not very,” Mr Verloc managed to falter out, in a profound shudder.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • I had come and gone twice, and was again sitting by her, when she began to falter.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Was there anything in the forecast of the night that made him falter?
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • Still her voice did not falter, and my courage did not give way.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • It was equally vain,––his pursuer did not falter for an instant.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • But then, when I falter, the thought of France's future nerves me.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • It was no easy task he had set himself, but he did not falter by the wayside.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • She had no knowledge within her to cause her to falter or stand abashed.
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • Let us not falter or fail in expressing the best in achievement and in womanhood.
  • Extract from : « Ten American Girls From History » by Kate Dickinson Sweetser

Synonyms for falter

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