falter
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Synonyms: alter, balter, filter, palter, halter, faster, faulter, walter, salter, falser, felter
Antonyms: alter, balter, filter, palter, halter, faster, faulter, walter, salter, falser, felter
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Noun
- An [[unsteadiness]].
Verb
- To [[waver]] or be [[unsteady]]; to weaken or trail off.
- {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[stammer]]; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- To [[stumble]].
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} To lose [[faith]] or [[vigor]]; to [[doubt]] or [[abandon]] (a cause).
- To hesitate in purpose or action.
- To [[cleanse]] or [[sift]], as [[barley]].
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