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falter

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  1. hesitate              
 
1. fal.ter \'fo.l-t*r\ \-t(*-)rin\ \-t*r-*r\ \-t(*-)rin-le-\ vb or 
   fal.ter.ing [ME falteren] 1a: to walk unsteadily : STUMBLE  1b: to give way 
   : TOTTER  1c: to move waveringly or hestitatingly  2: to speak brokenly or 
   weakly : STAMMER  3: to hesitate in purpose or action : WAVER  : to utter 
   hesitatingly or brokenly  - fal.ter.er n
2. falter n : an act or instance of faltering