Failing definition
Frequency:
Without; lacking.
Failing a good voter turnout, our candidate will lose.
preposition
A minor fault.
noun
Undergoing failure.
Failing health; failing kidneys; a failing business.
adjective
A failure.
noun
A slight fault or defect; weakness.
noun
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If the preferred or prior option is not possible.
A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
preposition
The act of a person or thing that fails; a failure.
noun
In the absence of; without.
Failing new evidence, the case will surely be lost.
preposition
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
failing
Plural:
failings