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# falter

verb (falter, falters, faltered, faltering)

«falter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To falter is to stop or go weak for a moment, for example when the voice shakes or the feet slow down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/#m1)
2. To falter can mean to lose courage and nearly give up, but not quite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the tales a person speaks with a shaking voice when afraid or unsure; a brave person «did not falter» and kept going

### Examples

- The bo'sun faltered when he was asked why. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/#x1)
- «Is the prince dead?» faltered Muffette. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/#x2)
- His legs began to falter on the steep hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/#x3)
- Even under fire, the soldier did not falter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «falter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«falter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/falter.html) on Mova free.