faltering

comparative more faltering · superlative most faltering · alternative archaic faultering

1. hesitant, halting

alternative archaic faultering

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of falter

plural falterings · alternative archaic faultering

1. hesitancy

   But it is the doubt thrown on the prospect of arrival, the falterings of purpose and belief, the renewals of hope that give the novel its drive and energy.

   2009 March 29, Barry Unsworth, “Never Far From Despair”, in New York Times