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Falter vs. Faulter: What's the Difference?

Falter means to hesitate or waver in action or speech, while faulter, a less common term, is often used mistakenly for falter but can imply someone at fault.

Falter and Faulter Definitions

Falter

To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver
"She never faltered in her resolution to regain her old position" (Louis Auchincloss).

Faulter

(obsolete) One who commits a fault.

Falter

To speak hesitatingly; stammer
Faltered in reciting the poem.

Faulter

One who commits a fault.
Behold the faulter here in sight.

Falter

To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble
The racehorse faltered right after the start.
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Falter

To become weak, ineffective, or unsteady, especially in performance
The economy faltered in the second quarter. His memory began to falter.

Falter

Unsteadiness in speech or action
Finished the project without falter.

Falter

A faltering sound
Answered with a falter in his voice.

Falter

An unsteadiness.

Falter

To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
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Falter

(ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.

Falter

To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.

Falter

To stumble.

Falter

(figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).

Falter

To hesitate in purpose or action.

Falter

To cleanse or sift, as barley.

Falter

To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.

Falter

To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
With faltering speech and visage incomposed.

Falter

To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.

Falter

To hesitate in purpose or action.
Ere her native kingShall falter under foul rebellion's arms.

Falter

To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; - said of the mind or of thought.
Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space and distance falters.

Falter

To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
And here he faltered forth his last farewell.
Mde me most happy, faltering "I am thine."

Falter

Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
The falter of an idle shepherd's pipe.

Falter

The act of pausing uncertainly;
There was a hesitation in his speech

Falter

Be unsure or weak;
Their enthusiasm is faltering

Falter

Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

Falter

Walk unsteadily;
The drunk man stumbled about

Falter

Speak haltingly;
The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room

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