Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortfalling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: short-falling
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard.

Example Sentences

"“I want to remind you,” Mr. Bush said, “that the I.G. report, which justly made issue of F.B.I. shortfallings, also made it clear that these letters were important to the security of the United States.”"

Etymology

From short + falling.

Inflected Forms

shortfallings (plural)

Questions

What does shortfalling mean?: A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard.
Where does shortfalling come from?: From short + falling.

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