Definitions
To lose strength, confidence, or steadiness.
Word origin
From Middle English falteren (“to stagger; be unsteady, tremble, quiver; to stammer; be entangled, get caught”), further origin unknown. Probably from a North Germanic source such as Old Norse faltrask (“to hesitate, be puzzled, be encumbered”). May also be a frequentative of fold, although the change from d to t is unusual.
Used in a sentence
“Tom, who isn't paying much attention, is suddenly caught by the falter in his voice as he reads the two lines—”
“He found his legs falter.”
“And here he faltered forth his last farewell.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lose momentum”6 letters
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