falling

fall-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) Present participle of "fall": moving downward due to gravity.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Decreasing or declining.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Moving or directed downward.

  4. 4.

    (noun) The act or instance of dropping or decreasing.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    falling in love — beginning to feel romantic love
  • •
    falling star — a meteor visible as a streak of light
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    falling out — a quarrel or disagreement
  • •
    falling behind — failing to keep up with others

Related words

Antonyms: ascending, climbing, rising
See also: descending, fall, fallen, falls
Synonyms: declining, descending, dropping, plummeting

Etymology

From Old English feallan meaning "to fall, fail, decay, die," from Proto-Germanic fallaną.