FALTERS Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word falters. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FALTERS
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staggers | verbv | |||||||
noun • a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling | ||||||||
trembles | verbv | |||||||
noun • disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot | ||||||||
flounders | verbv | |||||||
noun • flesh of any of various American and European flatfish • any of various European and non-European marine flatfish verb • walk with great difficulty • behave awkwardly; have difficulties | ||||||||
fumbles | verbv | |||||||
noun • (sports) dropping the ball verb • feel about uncertainly or blindly • make one's way clumsily or blindly • handle clumsily • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder | ||||||||
hesitates | verbv | |||||||
verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | ||||||||
quavers | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tremulous sound • a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note verb • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency • sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | ||||||||
stumbles | verbv | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • encounter by chance • make an error | ||||||||
vacillates | verbv | |||||||
verb • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | ||||||||
wavers | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone who communicates by waving • the act of pausing uncertainly • the act of moving back and forth verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern • move back and forth very rapidly • sway from side to side • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | ||||||||
wobbles | verbv | |||||||
noun • an unsteady rocking motion verb • move unsteadily • move sideways or in an unsteady way • tremble or shake | ||||||||
waver | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone who communicates by waving • the act of pausing uncertainly • the act of moving back and forth verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern • move back and forth very rapidly • sway from side to side • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | ||||||||
bumble | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • speak haltingly | ||||||||
faltering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly adjective satellite • unsteady in speech or action | ||||||||
hesitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • a certain degree of unwillingness • the act of pausing uncertainly | ||||||||
stammer | verbv | |||||||
noun • a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds verb • speak haltingly | ||||||||
stumble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • encounter by chance • make an error | ||||||||
stutter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds verb • speak haltingly |