AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Falter
'Falter' means 'to hesitate' or 'to waver back and forth'?
Top answer
It is closer to hesitate or nearly fall. To falter is to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop or to move awkwardly as if you might fall. The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.
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It is closer to hesitate or nearly fall. To falter is to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop or to move awkwardly as if you might fall.
The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.
The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.
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