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Definition of faltering : 1. Falter; halting; hesitation.
2. Hesitating; trembling.
3. of Falter

Synonyms:

faded, flutter, flicker, listless, faint, disinclination, indisposition, waver, purposeless, irresolute, timid, hesitation, feeble, indistinct, faint-hearted, half-hearted, worn, languid, wearied, fatigued, wavering, dim, reluctance, weak, worn out, unsteady, falter, exhausted, vacillation, worn down, hesitancy, ill-defined

failing, floundering, blundering, stumbling, flopping, collapsing, busting, losing, falling, flunking

recoiling, hesitating, shrinking, waiting, halting, pausing, delaying, balking

limping, hobbling, tottering, staggering

cowering, blinking, wincing, flinching

Usage examples:

• We must keep our own course without faltering." - "Round the Red Lamp Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life", Arthur Conan Doyle.
• Dylara's progress had been snail- like that night as she worked her way through impenetrable darkness; Tharn moved along her pathway speedily and without faltering, Trakor following. - "The Return of Tharn", Howard Carleton Browne.
• " I'm better alone, mother," said Katie, her voice for the first time faltering. - "Between Whiles", Helen Hunt Jackson.