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  • 41falter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. hesitate, waver, hang back, vacillate; shuffle, stumble, totter; stammer. See doubt, slowness, stammering, failure, hopelessness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. waver, vacillate, flounder; see hesitate ,… …

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  • 42Falter — Falterm leichtesMädchen.EsfliegtvonBlütezuBlütewieeinSchmetterlingundbetätigtsichvorallemals⇨Nachtfalter.Halbw1955ff …

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  • 43falter — fal·ter || fɔːltÉ™(r) v. hesitate; stammer; stumble; sway, totter, be unstable …

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  • 44falter — [ 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 …

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  • 45falter — v. n. 1. Hesitate (in speech), stammer, stutter. 2. Fail, waver, tremble, totter. 3. Hesitate, waver, give way, show weakness, be undecided …

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  • 46falter — verb 1) the government faltered Syn: hesitate, delay, drag one s feet, stall; waver, vacillate, waffle, be indecisive, be irresolute, blow hot and cold, hem and haw; informal sit on the fence, dilly dally, shilly shally 2) she faltered over his… …

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  • 47falter — v 1. hesitate, waver, hover, hang in the balance, vacillate, oscillate; fluctuate, blow hot and cold, alternate, go back and forth between; be undecided, Inf. straddle the fence, dilly dally, shilly shally; hem and haw, delay, waste time, trifle …

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  • 48falter — fal·ter …

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  • 49falter — verb Syn: hesitate, delay, drag one s feet, stall, waver, vacillate, be indecisive, be irresolute; Brit. hum and haw; informal sit on the fence …

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  • 50falter — [ˈfɔːltə] verb [I] 1) to stop being effective 2) to do something in a way that shows that you are weak or are not confident …

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