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faultering

faultering is the present participle and gerund of faulter.

faultering is the archaic form of faltering.

Meaning of faulter

Noun

faulter (plural faulters)

  1. (obsolete) One who commits a fault.
    • Behold the faulter here in sight.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield...

Meaning of faltering

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

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Forms of faultering

pluralfaulterings

Questions about faultering

What is faultering the present participle and gerund of?
Faultering is the present participle and gerund of faulter.

Words near faultering in the dictionary

  1. faultage
  2. faultages
  3. faulted
  4. faulter
  5. faultered
  6. faultering
  7. faulteringly
  8. faulterings
  9. faulters
  10. faultfind
  11. faultfinder

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