Falter // Luke Hemmings

fal·ter
ˈfôltər/

verb

1. start to lose strength or momentum.

"her smile faltered and then faded"

synonyms: hesitate, delay, drag one's feet, stall; waver, vacillate, waffle, be indecisive, be irresolute, blow hot and cold, hem and haw; informal sit on the fence, dilly-dally, shilly-shally

2. speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice.

""I c-c-can't," he faltered"

synonyms: stammer, stutter, stumble; hesitate, flounder

3. move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of confidence.

"he faltered and finally stopped in midstride"

synonyms: struggle, stumble, flounder, founder, be in difficulty