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Faltering vs Timid - What's the difference?

faltering | timid |

As a verb faltering

is .

As a noun faltering

is hesitancy.

As an adjective timid is

timid; shy.

faltering

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • hesitancy
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 29, author=Barry Unsworth, title=Never Far From Despair, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=But it is the doubt thrown on the prospect of arrival, the falterings of purpose and belief, the renewals of hope that give the novel its drive and energy. }}

    Anagrams

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    timid

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Lacking in courage or confidence.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.}}

    Synonyms

    * fearful * timorous * shy

    Antonyms

    * daredevil * dauntless * bellicose * reckless * aggressive

    Derived terms

    * timidly