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falter
What does falter mean?
falter (verb): to waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use falter in a sentence?
- Their enthusiasm is faltering. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce falter?
/ˈfɔltɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “falter” mean?
to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Not quite: that's what verify means.
to be equal to, or match, or to surpass another
Not quite: that's what rival means.
to completely remove, get rid of, put an end to
Not quite: that's what eliminate means.
to waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off
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