faltering
- doddering adj.
- doubtful adj.
- faint adj.
- faint adj.
- halting adj.
- hesitant adj.
- ill at ease adj.
- inarticulate adj.
- incoherent adj.
- indecisive adj.
- infirm adj.
- irregular adj.
- irresolute adj.
- lame adj.
- shaky adj.
- tentative adj.
- unresolved adj.
- vacillant adj.
- vacillatory adj.
- weakly adj.
- doubt n.
- hesitation n.
- indecisiveness n.
- irresoluteness n.
- irresolution n.
- oscillation n.
- scruple n.
- stammering n.
- stuttering n.
- tentativeness n.
- timidness n.
- to and fro n.
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“An abyss opened in our country,” Machado said, describing a surge of public anger at the faltering government response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Even record-breaking monthly revenue from the world’s biggest chip manufacturer isn’t reviving the faltering AI trade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Efforts to halt the spread of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are faltering as health workers go unpaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The conflict in the region has been ongoing since the end of February, punctuated by a faltering ceasefire which was meant to lead to a deal to end the war.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
But from the Greek camp a herald came to her and spoke faltering words.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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