Vocabulary
Falter
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
lose strength or momentum.
Urdu meaning
پس و پیش کرنا، ہکلانا، لڑکھڑانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Protections falter due to weak accountability, patriarchal norms and institutional apathy.
- Ongoing efforts to challenge and repeal this black law must not falter.
- The PIA management must not falter in this task.
- Decades of research show that disparities in TFP not just capital or labour accumulation explain why some countries surge ahead while others falter.
- The state should not falter or fail them in this defining moment.
Synonyms
hesitate, delay, drag one’s feet, stall, think twice, get cold feet, change one’s mind,
Antonyms
continue, maintain
Curator example
“the music faltered, stopped, and started up again”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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