faltered
verb
Meaning
- To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- To stumble.
- To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
- To hesitate in purpose or action.
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