Failing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Failing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of fail.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of fail.
More Meanings
- weakness; defect
- If what follows is not possible; without.
Example Sentences
His worst failing is his temper.
A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.
As we breasted the first summit, the precipitous mass of the Raven's Rock, towering some 250 ft. above the railway, looked grim and forbidding in the failing light, and distant Ben Wyves was shrouded in mist.
Word Forms
- failings
Synonyms for failing
Depending on context, synonyms include trouble, shortcoming, retrograde, regressive, retrogressive, unsatisfactory.
Antonyms for failing
Common opposites include pass, passing, qualifying.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weakness, unsatisfactory, unsuccessful, deteriorating, declining, retrograde.
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