falling
/ˈfɔlɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.66 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "a falling leaf"
- "the falling prices of luxury goods"
- "Of these, nine were on the Forfar-Perth section, eight were over the sharply-falling grades from Gleneagles to Perth, [...]."
- "Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɔlɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
deviation of a falling body
falling action
falling band
falling collar
falling diphthong
falling-disease
falling-door
falling dunes