Falter v. t. : To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.

Falter v. & n. : To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.

Falter v. & n. : To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.

Falter v. & n. : To hesitate in purpose or action.

Falter v. & n. : To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.

Falter v. t. : To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.

Falter v. i. : Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.

Example:
The economy continues to Falter - is that poetic justice for the numerous misdeeds which resulted from greed?

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Defination from the web:
falter from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... way : totter <could feel my legs faltering> c : to move waveringly or hesitatingly. 2 : to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer <her voice faltered> ...