Complete Definition of "failing"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪlɪ�|-eɪlɪ�

Verb
failing

  1. present participle of|fail

Noun
en-noun

  1. Weakness; defect

#: His worst failing is his temper.

Preposition
en-prep

  1. if the preferred or prior option is not possible

#: A large proportions of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.

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