English Explanatory Dictionary

failing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of fail
noun
  1. weakness; defect
prep
  1. If what follows is not possible; without.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

failing failings

Synonyms

trouble shortcoming

Derived words

failingly failingness nonfailing unfailing
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