v & ·noun to hesitate in purpose or action.
2. falter ·vt to thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
3. falter ·vt to utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
4. falter ·v & ·noun to tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
5. falter ·vi hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
6. falter ·v & ·noun to fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise;
said of the mind or of thought.
7. falter ·v & ·noun to hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.