faltering

English

Alternative forms

• faultering (archaic)

Etymology

From falter + -ing.

Adjective

faltering (comparative more faltering, superlative most faltering)

1. hesitant, halting

Derived terms

• falteringly
• unfaltering

Verb

faltering

1. present participle and gerund of falter

Noun

faltering (plural falterings)

1. hesitancy
   • 2009 March 29, Barry Unsworth, “Never Far From Despair”, in The New York Times Book Review‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 August 2025:

     But it is the doubt thrown on the prospect of arrival, the falterings of purpose and belief, the renewals of hope that give the novel its drive and energy.

Anagrams

• afterling, felt grain, reflating