ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Falling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Falling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of fall.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of fall.

More Meanings

  1. verbal noun of fall

Example Sentences

a falling leaf
the falling prices of luxury goods
Of these, nine were on the Forfar-Perth section, eight were over the sharply-falling grades from Gleneagles to Perth, [...].
Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

Word Forms

Synonyms for falling

Depending on context, synonyms include drop, fall, decreasing, declining, tumbling, anticlimactic.

Antonyms for falling

Common opposites include standing, upright, rising.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include down, dropping, descending, declining, toppling, tumbling.

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