Past tense of falter

Forms of falter

Faltered in a sentence

• It was important that there be no hesitancy on my part — nothing to indicate that the U.S. government had faltered.1971, Lyndon Johnson, “"I feel like I have already been here a year"”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC...
• A mile outside in the heart of the storm Pearce faltered a second.1908 January 24, “Pearce Battles Blizzard and Makes Hamilton-Toronto Run […]”, in The Toronto Daily Star, 16th year, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN…. From the entry uncomprehendedly
• At best failing to work and at worst making members of the audience feel ill, the experiment faltered and failed.2022, Susan Stewart, “The Twentieth Century: Cinema, Haute Couture and Celebrity Scents”, in Common and Uncommon Scents: A Social History…. From the entry smell-o-vision
• Still, she could not prevent Mrs Croxon’s flusteriness from spreading like a contagion, so that even Peg’s systems faltered.2015, Martine Bailey, “Delafosse Hall: October 1792”, in The Penny Heart, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 207. From the entry flusteriness
• Levi fought the wereman, but he lost.” Her voice faltered.2013, Tara Fox Hall, Immortal Confessions, A Promise Me Origins Tale, →ISBN, page 156. From the entry wereman

Meaning of falter

1. noun An unsteadiness.
2. verb To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
3. verb To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.

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Questions about the past tense of falter

What is the past tense of falter?

The past tense of falter is faltered.

What is the past participle of falter?

The past participle of falter is faltered.

Is falter a regular or irregular verb?

Falter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.