falter

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

An unsteadiness.

Verb

1. To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
2. (ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
3. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
4. To stumble.
5. (figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
6. To hesitate in purpose or action.
7. To cleanse or sift, as barley.

Konzepte

schwanken

zaudern

stammeln

zögern

stocken

🛑

stottern

wackeln

wanken

taumeln

lallen

zurückschrecken

zagen

sich stauen

murmeln

stagnieren

stehen

stillstehen

ungewiss

unstetig

zurückweichen

abgeschreckt werden

den Mut verlieren

Synonyme

hesitate

waver

stumble

stammer

stutter

totter

stagger

bumble

vacillate

wobble

flounder

blunder

lurch

reel

hesitation

mumble

weaken

wince

fluctuate

be undecided

faltering

rock

🪨

get stuck

stop short

splutter

sputter

flinch

dilly dally

hang back

recoil

stagnate

stumblingly

suspect

swag

sway

teeter

tergiversate

vacillatingly

waffle

🧇

be uncertain

go astray

hem and haw

make mistakes

show reluctance

be sluggish

hesitate to say

be stagnant

be sedimented

be precipitated

talk excitedly

Übersetzungen

hésiter

vacilar

titubear

vacillare

barguigner

bégayer

balbettare

wankelen

bafouiller

weifelen

τραυλίζω

gaguejar

bredouiller

balbutier

stamelen

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈfɒl.tə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: faltrask

In summary

From Middle English falteren (“to stagger; be unsteady, tremble, quiver; to stammer; be entangled, get caught”), further origin unknown. Probably from a North Germanic source such as Old Norse faltrask (“to hesitate, be puzzled, be encumbered”). May also be a frequentative of fold, although the change from d to t is unusual.