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America's health care system provides some of the finest doctors and more access to vital medications than any country in the world. And yet, our system has been faltering for many years with the increased cost of health care.
Paul Gillmor

Meaning of "faltering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALTERING

faltering  [ˈfɔːltərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALTERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faltering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FALTERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of faltering in the English dictionary

The first definition of faltering in the dictionary is unsteady; shaky. Other definition of faltering is not fluent; hesitant. Faltering is also experiencing difficulties; struggling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FALTERING


catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
factoring
ˈfæktərɪŋ
flattering
ˈflætərɪŋ
fostering
ˈfɒstərɪŋ
glittering
ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ
Kettering
ˈkɛtərɪŋ
lettering
ˈlɛtərɪŋ
mentoring
ˈmɛntərɪŋ
mind-altering
ˈmaɪndɔːltərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
mood-altering
ˈmuːdɔːltərɪŋ
motoring
ˈməʊtərɪŋ
plastering
ˈplɑːstərɪŋ
scattering
ˈskætərɪŋ
shattering
ˈʃætərɪŋ
sweltering
ˈswɛltərɪŋ
tutoring
ˈtjuːtərɪŋ
unaltering
ʌnˈɔːltərɪŋ
unfaltering
ʌnˈfɔːltərɪŋ
watering
ˈwɔːtərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALTERING

falsifiability
falsifiable
falsification
falsified
falsifier
falsifies
falsify
falsish
falsism
falsities
falsity
Falstaffian
Falster
faltboat
falter
falterer
falteringly
Falun
Falun Gong
falx

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALTERING

bring
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of faltering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FALTERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «faltering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of faltering

Translation of «faltering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALTERING

Find out the translation of faltering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of faltering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «faltering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

步履蹒跚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vacilante
570 millions of speakers

English

faltering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتعثرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прерывистое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vacilante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্বচ্ছন্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chancelant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goyah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stockend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不安定な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비틀 거리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nesu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không vưng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடுமாறும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लटपटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barcollante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słabnąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переривчасте
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șovăitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραπαίουσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wankelrige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vacklande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vaklende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faltering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALTERING»

The term «faltering» is regularly used and occupies the 65.870 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about faltering

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3 QUOTES WITH «FALTERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word faltering.
1
John Buford
There was splendid fighting on the part of the division on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. There was no faltering or hesitation. Each man went to work determined to carry anything in reason.
2
Paul Gillmor
America's health care system provides some of the finest doctors and more access to vital medications than any country in the world. And yet, our system has been faltering for many years with the increased cost of health care.
3
James Howard Kunstler
The faltering of our suburban living arrangement is probably certain. The response of suburbanites is not. Will they elect maniacs who promise to make America just like it was in 1997? Will there be a desperate attempt to sustain the unsustainable by authoritarian measures? Will the institutions of order and justice fail in the process?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALTERING»

Discover the use of faltering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faltering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Europe: The Faltering Project
Looks at the future of Europe and what role it will play in twenty-first century politics.
Jürgen Habermas, 2009
2
Italian Politics: The Faltering Transition
In 1999, Italy experienced another year of political uncertainty.
Mark Gilbert, Gianfranco Pasquino, 2000
3
Faltering: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Nonfiction Usage Journalism UsageThe World Bank - News: May 9, 2005 - Headline: World Bank Indicators Measure Good Governance. Author: Joe De Capua. Excerpt: Some sub-Saharan African countries are fairing well, others have shown declines.
‎2008
4
The Faltering Economy: The Problem of Accumulation Under ...
The essays in this volume, by veteran economists as well as younger scholars, are part of a radical attempt to grapple with the problems of advanced capitalist development without discarding the real theoretical breakthroughs made by Keynes ...
John Bellamy Foster, Henryk Szlajfer, 1984
5
Doing Psychiatry Wrong: A Critical and Prescriptive Look at ...
First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
René J. Muller, 2013
6
Failed justice: a solution for America's faltering legal system
People want solutions now!Mr. Sparkman presents a powerful treatise into the present American legal system, and proposes: scrap our trial system and build a new one, effecting the most fundamental change in American government since 1789.
Richard D. Sparkman, 1997
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Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics
Weight faltering is defined as weight falling through centile spaces, low weight for height, or no catch-up from a low birth weight. Weight usually tracks within one centile, but an acute illness can cause a weight centile fall. <2% of infants will ...
Joan Webster-Gandy, Angela Madden, Michelle Holdsworth, 2012
8
Manual of Dietetic Practice
LuiseMarinoand RosanMeyer Manytermsare used interchangeably for growth failure, including malnutrition, faltering growth and undernutrition, but they do not necessarily describe the same level of undernutrition. Olsen et al. (2007) defined  ...
Joan Gandy, 2014
9
The 10-minute Clinical Assessment
Practical points Diagnosis. Faltering growth is a common problem with many possible underlying causes. Be aware of possible underlying disease in a minority of cases. Faltering growth is defined as body weight being consistently below the ...
Knut Schroeder, 2011
10
Embattled Church
1. A. Faltering. Church. As we begin the seventh decade of our lives, we pause for deep reflection and evaluation of our own goals and of our dedication to God. The acknowledgment of our weaknesses and failures before the One we love ...
Colin D. Standish, Russell R. Standish, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALTERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faltering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Canada Jobs Loss in June Ratifies Faltering-Economy View
Canadian employment fell by 6,400 in June on the biggest decline in part-time work in more than four years, sustaining the view the economy is ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Faltering Trading Prices
Dallas, Texas 07/10/2015 (Financialstrend) – Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), the chip maker with an edge over behemoth blue chip ... «FinancialsTrend, Jul 15»
3
Yankees' stud relievers Dellin Betances, Chasen Shreve faltering of …
And on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium as part of that recent faltering, Shreve and Betances each served up solo home runs that cost the Yankees ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
4
Is the M&S road to recovery faltering already?
As M&S reveals a dip in like-for-like sales of clothing and general merchandise over spring, brand consultant and retail watcher Kate Jones ... «Marketing, Jul 15»
5
Samsung's Q2 profits slide 4% year-over-year thanks to faltering
HTC isn't the only company looking at a not-so-happy quarter. Samsung also has issues of their own, but their Q2 2015 performance still didn't ... «Phandroid.com, Jul 15»
6
Demand Faltering As Supplies Build
Welcome back from what I hope was a happy and healthy 4th of July weekend. The market has certainly been shocked out of its doldrums over ... «Investing.com, Jul 15»
7
Metal & mining stocks decline on worries about China's faltering
Ten shares of metal and mining companies dropped 1.52% to 5.96% at 11:35 IST on BSE on worries about China's faltering demand amid ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
8
SA's consumer outlook faltering badly‚ says Barclays
SOUTH AFRICA's consumer outlook is faltering badly‚ Barclays Research said in a note on Monday. It said a slew of recent data painted a ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
9
China's faltering stock market poses could threaten US chipmakers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tumbling markets and economic uncertainty in China pose a risk to major chipmakers such as Qualcomm Inc ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
10
Commodities hurt by faltering growth prospects
Commodities with the exception of coffee are weaker across the board after Greece rejected debt bailout terms and China rolled out emergency ... «TradingFloor.com, Jul 15»

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