Antonyms for falling through

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawl

Phonetic Transcription : fɔl

Definition of falling through

Origin : present participle adjective from fall (v.). Falling star is from 1560s; falling out "disagreement" is from 1560s. Falling evil "epilepsy" is from early 13c.

As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
As in founder : verb go under, fail

Example sentences :

The rain, as if falling through a sieve, immediately disappears.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Yes, were not like the skaters on the Serpentinealways in danger of falling through.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

Can you picture us falling through that hole to the very bottom?
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

All was light, light, and the boat seemed to be falling through it.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

And then she saw that tears were falling through his trembling fingers.
Extract from : « Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories » by Louis Becke

It's black,—quite black,—and I feel as if I was falling through it all.'
Extract from : « The Light That Failed » by Rudyard Kipling

Why does any liquid in falling through the air assume the globule form?
Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower

I am a cripple; I was injured by falling through a sidewalk.
Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, June 1886 » by Various

That's why I interfered when the plan looked like falling through.
Extract from : « The Duke of Stockbridge » by Edward Bellamy

And nothing but the floor stopped me from falling through to China.
Extract from : « Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs » by Anne Warner

Synonyms for falling through

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