Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

failing

/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: fail-ing
IPA: /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fail

noun

weakness; defect

prep

If what follows is not possible; without.

name

Example Sentences

"As we breasted the first summit, the precipitous mass of the Raven's Rock, towering some 250 ft. above the railway, looked grim and forbidding in the failing light, and distant Ben Wyves was shrouded in mist."
"His worst failing is his temper."
"At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed."
"A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

failings (plural)

Derived Forms

failingly failingness nonfailing unfailing

Synonyms

trouble shortcoming flunk weakness

Rhymes With

sailing scaling detailing mailing prevailing trailing railing whaling unveiling hailing wailing ailing

Questions

How do you pronounce failing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/.
What does failing mean?: present participle and gerund of fail

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