"faltering" meaning in English

See faltering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more faltering [comparative], most faltering [superlative], faultering [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering From falter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|falter|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering From falter + -ing. Head templates: {{en-adj}} faltering (comparative more faltering, superlative most faltering)
  1. hesitant, halting Derived forms: falteringly, unfaltering
    Sense id: en-faltering-en-adj-trC77uBq

Noun

Forms: falterings [plural], faultering [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering From falter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|falter|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering From falter + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} faltering (plural falterings)
  1. hesitancy
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Verb

Forms: faultering [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering From falter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|falter|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering From 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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