faltering

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.

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.

Arts institutions in the United States are experiencing difficult times due to the faltering U.S. economy.

They walk without faltering.