falter
verb (used without object)
to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way.
falters
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present tense formof falter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If the more collaborative approach falters and a water agency fails to meet commitments, regulators still have the option of putting it back under the traditional regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
BBC Eye Investigations has spent time with Raseel across the summer, as the ceasefire falters and bombardment continues, to see the challenges doctors are facing in Gaza.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Somewhere between admiration and accounts payable, civilization falters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s the one place where her otherwise robust public display of compliance falters.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tori’s warning whispers in my memory every time my resolve to keep my mouth shut falters.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
