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falter
(encz) | falter,koktat v: Hynek Hanke |
falter
(encz) | falter,vynechávat (o motoru) v: Rostislav Svoboda |
Falter
(gcide) | Falter \Fal"ter\, v. t.
To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
[Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Falter
(gcide) | 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.
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With faltering speech and visage incomposed.
--Milton.
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2. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. "He found his legs
falter." --Wiseman.
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3. To hesitate in purpose or action.
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Ere her native king
Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms. --Shak.
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4. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said
of the mind or of thought.
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Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space
and distance falters. --I. Taylor.
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Falter
(gcide) | Falter \Fal"ter\, v. t.
To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak
manner.
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And here he faltered forth his last farewell. --Byron.
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Mde me most happy, faltering "I am thine." --Tennyson.
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Falter
(gcide) | Falter \Fal"ter\, n. [See Falter, v. i.]
Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken
sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
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The falter of an idle shepherd's pipe. --Lowell.
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falter
(wn) | falter
n 1: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter,
faltering]
v 1: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn:
falter, waver]
2: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter,
waver]
3: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" [syn:
stumble, falter, bumble]
4: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter,
stammer, falter] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
falter
(encz) | falter,koktat v: Hynek Hankefalter,vynechávat (o motoru) v: Rostislav Svoboda |
faltering
(encz) | faltering,váhání n: Zdeněk Brož |
falteringly
(encz) | falteringly,potácivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
unfaltering
(encz) | unfaltering, |
unfalteringly
(encz) | unfalteringly, adv: |
Faltered
(gcide) | 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.
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With faltering speech and visage incomposed.
--Milton.
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2. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. "He found his legs
falter." --Wiseman.
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3. To hesitate in purpose or action.
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Ere her native king
Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms. --Shak.
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4. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said
of the mind or of thought.
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Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space
and distance falters. --I. Taylor.
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Faltering
(gcide) | 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.
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With faltering speech and visage incomposed.
--Milton.
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2. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. "He found his legs
falter." --Wiseman.
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3. To hesitate in purpose or action.
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Ere her native king
Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms. --Shak.
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4. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said
of the mind or of thought.
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Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space
and distance falters. --I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]Faltering \Fal"ter*ing\, a.
Hesitating; trembling. "With faltering speech." --Milton. --
n. Falter; halting; hesitation. -- Fal"ter*ing*ly, adv.
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Falteringly
(gcide) | Faltering \Fal"ter*ing\, a.
Hesitating; trembling. "With faltering speech." --Milton. --
n. Falter; halting; hesitation. -- Fal"ter*ing*ly, adv.
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Unfaltering
(gcide) | Unfaltering \Unfaltering\
See faltering. |
falter
(wn) | falter
n 1: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter,
faltering]
v 1: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn:
falter, waver]
2: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter,
waver]
3: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" [syn:
stumble, falter, bumble]
4: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter,
stammer, falter] |
faltering
(wn) | faltering
adj 1: unsteady in speech or action
n 1: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter,
faltering] |
falteringly
(wn) | falteringly
adv 1: in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the
exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on
his legs" [syn: unsteadily, falteringly,
uncertainly] [ant: steadily, steady] |
unfaltering
(wn) | unfaltering
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve";
"a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
[syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff,
unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering] |
unfalteringly
(wn) | unfalteringly
adv 1: with determination; in a determined manner; "he clung to
the past determinedly" [syn: determinedly,
unfalteringly, unshakably] |
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