Failing
//ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ// name, noun, prep, verb
name, noun, prep, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 weakness; defect
"His worst failing is his temper."
- 2 failure to reach a minimum required performance wordnet
- 3 a flaw or weak point wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of fail form-of, gerund, participle, present
"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."
Adjective
- 1 below acceptable in performance wordnet
Preposition
- 1 If what follows is not possible; without.
"A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Failing the examination means waiting for another year."
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