/
ˈfɔːltə,
ˈfɒl-/
v.
lose strength or momentum.
▸move or speak hesitantly.
Derivative
- falterer n.
- faltering adj.
- falteringly adv.
Etymology
ME: perh. from fold1 (which was occasionally used of the faltering of the legs or tongue) + -ter as in totter.