(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.
