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# falteringly

adverb (falteringly)

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

## Everyday

Falteringly means in an unsteady, shaky way, especially when speaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falteringly/#m1)

### In the lessons

used to say how someone speaks when they are unsure, nervous or upset

### Examples

- «John,» Wendy said falteringly, «perhaps we don't remember.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falteringly/#x1)
- «I know,» he said falteringly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falteringly/#x2)
- She began to speak falteringly, then stopped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falteringly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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