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faltering

faltering adjective: hesitant, halting. Also the present participle and gerund of falter.

Adjective

faltering (comparative more faltering, superlative most faltering)

  1. hesitant, halting

Noun

faltering (plural falterings)

  1. hesitancy
    • But it is the doubt thrown on the prospect of arrival, the falterings of purpose and belief, the renewals of hope that give the novel its drive and energy.2009 March 29, Barry Unsworth, “Never Far From Despair”, in New York Times

Also used as

faltering is also the present participle and gerund of falter.

Forms of faltering

Adjective
comparativemore faltering
superlativemost faltering
alternative form (archaic)faultering
Noun
pluralfalterings

Origin of faltering

From falter + -ing.

Words formed from faltering

Questions about faltering

What does faltering mean?
Faltering means hesitant, halting.
What part of speech is faltering?
Faltering can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near faltering in the dictionary

  1. faltered
  2. falterer
  3. falterers
  4. falterest
  5. faltereth
  6. faltering
  7. falteringly
  8. falterings
  9. falters
  10. falts
  11. faltu

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