And how long is it before Marilla expects to be stone blind, Anne?" "The doctor thinks her eyes will not get any worse if she is very careful," faltered Anne.

He stared at him intensely, the gaze not faltering for a moment as the words were gracefully thrown at him.

As when a wounded bull / shakes from his neck the faltering axe and, fain / to fly the cruel altars, roars in pain.

In the end, he also faltered in the face of great adversity.

You must not falter.

And falteringly the traitor plays his part. / 'Oft, wearied by the war, the Danaans planned / to leave – and oh! had they but left – the land.'"

His career had faltered.

Lucy's bloodless lips could only falter out the words, “It was my mother.”

Yanni's career faltered.

With each daily win, and the cliffhanger over whether he’d beat Jennings’ record or falter along the way, Amodio became more of a household name.