/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of faltering Find synonyms for: Noun1. hesitation, waver, falter, faltering, pauseusage: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"Verb1. falter, waver, hesitate, waver, waffleusage: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"2. falter, waver, moveusage: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way3. stumble, falter, bumble, walkusage: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"4. bumble, stutter, stammer, falter, talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseusage: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"Adjective1. faltering, unsteady (vs. steady)usage: unsteady in speech or actionWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: heifer Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language