falter
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of pausing uncertainly
there was a hesitation in his speech
Types & categories
- pause hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be unsure or weak
Their enthusiasm is faltering
Types & categories
- waver hypernym
Related & opposite
- waverer derivation
Sense 3 verb
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
walk unsteadily
The drunk man stumbled about
Types & categories
- walk hypernym
Related & opposite
- stumble derivation
Sense 5 verb
speak haltingly
The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stammer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | falter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | waver |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pause |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pause |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | waverer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | waver |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flutter |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | falter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | stumble |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | walk |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | falter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | stammerer |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | stammer |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |