Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley. 2. (v. & n.) To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. 3. (v. & n.) To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. 4. (v. & n.) To hesitate in purpose or action. 5. (v. & n.) To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought. 6. (v. t.) To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner. 7. (v. i.) Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.

Multi-Version Concordance Falter (2 Occurrences) Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. (See NAS) Proverbs 24:10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small. (WEB NIV)