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Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : fey-ling

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪ lɪŋ

Definition of failing

Origin : "defect, fault," 1580s, verbal noun from fail (v.).

adj not well, weak
noun lapse, shortcoming

Example sentences :

We visited him at Winchester, and found him sorely old and with failing wits.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Since we cannot reach all of them this week, we must try to reach seven; and failing in that, suppose we say one?
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

She's been failing all along, you know, and she has just cried herself down.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Wotan's heart ached at the thought of failing this friend he loved so well.
Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin

She is the daughter of an old and failing man, whose days are near their close.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

You mean there was a chance of your failing us—in spite of the Mountain?
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

She did not realize that the failing daylight made any difference.
Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton

Failing that, she began to sob angrily without any tears in her wide eyes.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Failing temptation, he would remain at his post steadily enough.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

He is getting in years, his health is failing, and he wishes to retire.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

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