falter

falter is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as transitive verb, verb & noun, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
2. verb & noun. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
3. verb & noun. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
4. verb & noun. To hesitate in purpose or action.
5. verb & noun. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.
6. transitive verb. To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
7. intransitive verb. Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
8. noun. the act of pausing uncertainly

   "there was a hesitation in his speech"

   Synonyms: faltering, hesitation, waver

9. verb. speak haltingly

   "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

   Synonyms: bumble, stammer, stutter

10. verb. walk unsteadily

    "The drunk man stumbled about"

    Synonyms: bumble, stumble

11. verb. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

    Synonyms: waver

12. verb. be unsure or weak

    "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

    Synonyms: waver

Synonyms

faltering, hesitation, waver, bumble, stammer, stutter, stumble

Common word forms

falters, faltered, falterer, faltering

Words from these letters

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