falters in English

verb

1

start to lose strength or momentum.

her smile faltered and then faded

synonyms: hesitate, delay, drag one's feet, stall, waver, vacillate, waffle, be indecisive, be irresolute, blow hot and cold, hem and haw, sit on the fence, dilly-dally, shilly-shally

noun

waver, faltering, hesitation

verb

hesitate, stammer, struggle, stumble, stutter, waver
hesitate, delay, drag one's feet, stall, waver, vacillate, waffle, be indecisive, be irresolute, blow hot and cold, hem and haw, sit on the fence, dilly-dally, shilly-shally
stammer, stutter, stumble, hesitate, flounder
struggle, stumble, flounder, founder, be in difficulty
stumble, bumble
stutter, stammer, bumble
waver

Use "falters" in a sentence

1. The manager never falters in his determination.

2. They escape the chapel, but Lynn falters, suffering from stomach cramps.

3. * Monetary policy should stay accommodative, and further easing should be considered if the economy falters.

4. When public investment falters, aggregate profits decline, reducing both the incentives and the resources available for private investment

5. When public investment falters, aggregate profits decline, reducing both the incentives and the resources available for private investment.

6. If the economy falters in 19 corporate earnings will be hard-pressed to match the performance of the past few years.

7. 17 It seems a tidy explanation for a disturbing trend, implying that healthy food is inherently more expensive, and thus can only be for wealthy Endive Elitists when the economy falters.