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faltering

/fˈɔltɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
fal-ter-ing
IPA
/fˈɔltɚɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

hesitant, halting

verb

present participle and gerund of falter

noun

hesitancy

Example Sentences

Etymology

From falter + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more faltering (comparative) most faltering (superlative) faultering (alternative, archaic) falterings (plural)

Derived Forms

falteringly unfaltering

Synonyms

hesitation waver falter

Rhymes With

altering

Questions

How do you pronounce faltering?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɔltɚɪŋ/.
What does faltering mean?
hesitant, halting
Where does faltering come from?
From falter + -ing.

How to pronounce faltering

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