falter

/ˈfɔːltər/

意味: ためらい

例文: Kai’s falter before karaoke cost him eternal teasing.
　　  カイがカラオケでためらった結果、永遠にいじられる。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: falter step(ためらい歩き), voice falter(声が震える), falter in confidence(自信を失う)

定義: ためらう、よろめく、または不安定になることを指します。何かをする際に自信を失ったり、言葉が詰まったりする状況で使われます。

falterは約2,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: the act of pausing uncertainly
Verb: be unsure or weak
Verb: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Verb: walk unsteadily
Verb: speak haltingly

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

Her voice began to falter during the speech.(彼女の声はスピーチ中に震え始めた。)
Don’t falter now; keep moving forward.(今はためらわずに前進し続けて。)
The runner did not falter despite the pain.(ランナーは痛みを感じても躊躇しなかった。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: there was a hesitation in his speech
Verb: Their enthusiasm is faltering
Verb: The drunk man stumbled about
Verb: The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bumble, falter, faltering, hesitation, stammer, stumble, stutter, waver

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): hesitate, move, pause, talk, walk

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): amble, ambulate, arouse, assume, babble, bark, bay, beat, begin, blubber, blurt out, bob, boggle, bolt, brush, buck, bumble, bustle, cackle, cant, careen, chatter, chop, churn, climb, close, clump, crash, cut, cut to, dance, deliver, diverge, dodge, drone, drop back, duck, dwell on, enthuse, exit, falter, fidget, flex, flinch, fling, flip, flounce, flow, flurry, fly, foot, freeze, generalize, get down, grab, gravitate, gulp, heave, hesitation, hike, hiss, hit the dirt, hop, hop on, hover, intermission, jerk, jolt, jump, limp, linger, lip off, list, lollop, lumber, lunge, lurch, make way, march, mill, mince, mope, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move over, mumble, murmur, nod, open up, pace, peep, perambulate, promenade, prowl, pulsate, putter, quicken, rant, rasp, reach, read, reciprocate, respite, roll, run, seesaw, separate, shake, shout, shuffle, sidle, sing, skulk, sleepwalk, slink, slip, slog, slouch, slur, snap, sneak, snivel, spacewalk, speak in tongues, speak up, spread, stagger, stalk, startle, steal, step, stir, stomp, streak, stretch, stride, strike out, stroll, stumble, swallow, sweep, swoop, talk of, tap, teeter, throw, thunder, tiptoe, tittup, toddle, toe, tone, traipse, tramp down, tread, troll, turn, verbalize, vibrate, vocalize, wade, wallow, wamble, whiff, whirl, whisper, wobble, writhe, yack

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: falter, faltering, hesitate, stammer, stammerer, stumble, stutter, stutterer, waver, waverer

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): er

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: fear, negative