falteringly
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7.4
- adverb
- /ˈfɔltərɪŋli/
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titubeantemente
- "Perhaps not," she said falteringly.
- speak falteringly
Examples
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She spoke falteringly during her presentation, unsure of her words.
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I was living less by the rules of the past; it meant feeling my way more patiently, but falteringly, around the dark room of the present.
Academic text (2008) -
We glimpse a new way of being and grow falteringly toward it.
Fiction book (1996) -
Now that your father's able to love someone else, he can bear to talk about your mother. "Twenty-one years," Jazz said falteringly.
Fiction book (1990) -
But its virtue lies in its ability to self-correct so that, over time, it staggers falteringly towards the truth.
Blog text (26) -
Haltingly, falteringly, agonizingly, he began to roll his gigantic, doughy wife across the floor.
Fiction book (1998) -
The child walked falteringly on the icy sidewalk, hesitant with every step.
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He falteringly expressed his doubts about the project, his voice barely above a whisper.
Synonyms
30
5.1
In a way that shows hesitation or not being sure
14
3.2
In a slow, unsure way because of doubt
11
4.0
Act or speak in a way that shows you are not sure
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3.9
In a way that is not steady or balanced
7
3.2
Move or speak in a shy, nervous way because of low confidence
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7.4
In a slow, unsure way with pauses
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8.1
To speak or move in a shaky, nervous way
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6.1
In a slow, unsure way that shows doubt
1
7.0
Move or speak in an awkward, unsteady way as if about to fall
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8.2
To act in a shy and scared way
In a way that shows someone is not sure
In a nervous way that shows little confidence
With an unsteady, unsure voice or movement that shows doubt
In a trembling voice because of fear or strong feeling
In a stopping and starting way with short repeated pauses
In a clumsy, hesitant way when someone moves or speaks
In a way that shows little courage or confidence
To do something in a nervous or afraid way
Antonyms
How Hesitant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Falteringly comes from the verb falter, which you can think of as 'to stumble' and is like the simple word fall. So, to act falteringly is to move or speak in a 'stumbling', unsteady way that shows lack of confidence.