failing
Americannoun
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an act or instance of failing; failure.
His failing is due to general incompetence.
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a defect or fault; shortcoming; weakness.
His lack of knowledge is a grave failing.
preposition
noun
preposition
Related Words
See fault.
Other Word Forms
- failingly adverb
- failingness noun
Etymology
Origin of failing
Example Sentences
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At this stage of the 2022-23 season, it held an eight-point lead over City before failing to win six of its final nine games and conceding the title to City.
The leader of post-revolutionary Iran expanded the country’s global ambitions while facing domestic anger over a failing economy.
Thomas P was accused of failing to turn back or call for help in time after he left his girlfriend and reached the summit of the mountain.
From BBC
“Chuck is failing us all,” said Paul Wisor, grim-faced and wearing a blue puffer jacket, as he stood before the council and a packed room of residents.
But she faces strong competition from Mercury Prize winner Sam Fender and a resurgent Lily Allen, whose candid exposé of her failing marriage became one of last year's most talked-about albums.
From BBC
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