falter
An unsteadinessAn unsteadiness.
» We can't allow ourselves to falter.
Wir können es uns nicht leisten zu scheitern. — al_ex_an_der
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1 sensesAn unsteadiness.
Wanken
- the act of pausing uncertainly
Examples
19 sentencesWe can't allow ourselves to falter.
deWir können es uns nicht leisten zu scheitern. — al_ex_an_der
We never saw him hesitate or falter.
deWir sahen ihn nie zögern oder zagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Her voice always falters when she mentions her late father.
ruЕё голос всегда дрожит, когда она говорит о покойном отце. — marafon
deIhre Stimme stockt jedes Mal, wenn sie ihren verstorbenen Vater erwähnt. — Yorwba
As the economy faltered, his business was no longer profitable.
He faltered at the last second, costing them the game.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English falteren (“to stagger; be unsteady, tremble, quiver; to stammer; be enFrom 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.
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