v. t. To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
With faltering speech and visage incomposed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ere her native king
Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space and distance falters. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
And here he faltered forth his last farewell. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mde me most happy, faltering “I am thine.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Falter, v. i. ] Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound;
The falter of an idle shepherd's pipe. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Hesitating; trembling. “With faltering speech.” Milton. --