"faltering" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more faltering [comparative], most faltering [superlative]
Etymology: From falter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|falter|ing}} falter + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} faltering (comparative more faltering, superlative most faltering)
  1. hesitant, halting
    Sense id: en-faltering-en-adj-trC77uBq Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 25 34 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faultering [archaic]

Noun [English]

Forms: falterings [plural]
Etymology: From falter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|falter|ing}} falter + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} faltering (plural falterings)
  1. hesitancy
    Sense id: en-faltering-en-noun-Z4jexSsa Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 25 34 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faultering [archaic]

Verb [English]

Etymology: From falter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|falter|ing}} falter + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} faltering
  1. present participle and gerund of falter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: falter
    Sense id: en-faltering-en-verb-ZvQx81Ws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 25 34 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faultering [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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