Clues for the word "FALTER"
We've had 22 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 50 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer crossword on February 28, 2025.
Definition of falter
- v. t. - To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
- v. & n. - To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
- v. & n. - To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
- v. & n. - To hesitate in purpose or action.
- v. & n. - To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.
- v. t. - To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
- v. i. - Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
Referring Clues
- Stumble
- Bumble
- Suffer a moment of weakness
- Miss a step
- Move unsteadily
- Hesitate
- Show hesitation
- Slip some
- Give way
- Waver
- Lose momentum
- Be unsure
- Speak hesitatingly
- Be hesitant
- Hesitate when there's a letter to amend
- Note to change flag
- Not the way to walk or speak, surely?
- Stumble with key change
- Speak haltingly
- Betray uncertainty
- Hesitate to change key, at first
- Betray a lack of confidence
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 28, 2025
- Mirror Mini - December 31, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - April 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 16, 2024
- Mirror Mini - March 24, 2024
- Mirror Mini - December 31, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 13, 2023
- Mirror Mini - March 24, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 04, 2023
- Mirror Mini - December 31, 2022
- New York Times - November 18, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - October 31, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - July 19, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - February 01, 2018
- Washington Post Sunday - December 03, 2017
- Universal - August 26, 2017
- Universal - August 25, 2017
- USA Today - August 08, 2017
- Guardian Quick - April 28, 2017
- Penny Dell Sunday - March 05, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 14, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - October 20, 2016
- Chronicle of Higher Education - September 16, 2016
- LA Times - June 03, 2016
- Guardian Speedy - November 15, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 29, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 23, 2014
- Guardian Quiptic - October 14, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - September 12, 2013
- And in 20 more crossword puzzles...