Dictionary Entry
failing
failing is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Fail. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1present participle
of Fail
- 2noun
A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing.
- 3noun
The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.
- 4noun
failure to reach a minimum required performance
"his failing the course led to his disqualification"
"he got two flunks on his report"
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- 5noun
a flaw or weak point
"he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
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- 6adjective
below acceptable in performance
"received failing grades"
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