faltering

hesitant, halting

Adjective

  1. hesitant, halting

Origin

Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering From falter + -ing.

Forms

more faltering most faltering faultering

Derived

falteringly unfaltering

Noun

  1. hesitancy
    • But it is the doubt thrown on the prospect of arrival, the falterings of purpose and belief, the renewals of hope that give the novel its drive and energy. - 2009 March 29, Barry Unsworth, “Never Far From Despair”, in...

Forms

falterings faultering

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of falter

Forms

faultering