faltering speech

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• Faltering — Fal ter*ing, a. Hesitating; trembling. With faltering speech. Milton. n. Falter; halting; hesitation. {Fal ter*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Faltering — Falter Fal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault. See {Fault}, v. & n.] 1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. [1913 Webster] With… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• faltering — I noun the act of pausing uncertainly (Freq. 1) there was a hesitation in his speech • Syn: ↑hesitation, ↑waver, ↑falter • Derivationally related forms: ↑falter, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Falteringly — Faltering Fal ter*ing, a. Hesitating; trembling. With faltering speech. Milton. n. Falter; halting; hesitation. {Fal ter*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• mispronunciation — n inarticulate speech, distorted vowels, dropped consonants, incorrectly accented words; mangled or slurred words, thick speech, indistinct speech, stuttering, stammering, faltering speech, cacophonous speech …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Falter — Fal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault. See {Fault}, v. & n.] 1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. [1913 Webster] With faltering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Faltered — Falter Fal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault. See {Fault}, v. & n.] 1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. [1913 Webster] With… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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