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Falteringly

adverb
1.
In an unsteady manner.  Synonyms: uncertainly, unsteadily.  "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs"






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"Falteringly" Quotes from Famous Books



... Nora!" said she falteringly. "I did not know as they were there; Mark kep' 'em; they ...
— The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 • Various

... sentence; she was falteringly trying to finish it when Mr. Babbitt took the center of the stage. Once more he managed to free himself from Jed's grip and this time he darted across the shop and put the workbench between himself ...
— Shavings • Joseph C. Lincoln

... this testimony to her, seriously, gravely. It took her breath, coming from him. She could only look at him in speechless gratitude and swallow hard. Finally she said, falteringly, "You're too good, Neale, to say that. I don't deserve it. ...
— The Brimming Cup • Dorothy Canfield Fisher

... had spoken falteringly, and with an effort, as their sounds of inquiry elicited each sentence—'and then, Mr. Morton said he would follow her to Canada. He did not want Lady Northmoor to be tortured ...
— That Stick • Charlotte M. Yonge

... entrance brought Paulvitch to his feet, where he stood glowering menacingly at Tarzan. The girl rose falteringly to a sitting posture upon the couch. One hand was at her throat, and her breath came in little gasps. Although disheveled and very pale, Tarzan recognized her as the young woman whom he had caught staring at him on ...
— The Return of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs


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