- faltering tongue
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faltering tongue
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Faltering — Falter Fal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault. See {Fault}, v. & n.] 1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. [1913 Webster] With… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
faltering — falter ► VERB 1) lose strength or momentum. 2) move or speak hesitantly. DERIVATIVES falterer noun faltering adjective. ORIGIN perhaps from FOLD(Cf. ↑foldable) (which was occasionally used of the faltering of the legs or tongue) … English terms dictionary
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Falter — Fal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault. See {Fault}, v. & n.] 1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. [1913 Webster] With faltering… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Faltered — Falter Fal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault. See {Fault}, v. & n.] 1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. [1913 Webster] With… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falter — [ fɔ:ltə, fɒl ] verb lose strength or momentum. ↘move or speak hesitantly. Derivatives falterer noun faltering adjective falteringly adverb Origin ME: perh. from fold1 (which w … English new terms dictionary
