Meaning Of Falter

v. t.

To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.

v. & n.

To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.

v. & n.

To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.

v. & n.

To hesitate in purpose or action.

v. & n.

To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.

v. t.

To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.

v. i.

Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.