Definitions for Failing
ˈfeɪ lɪŋfail·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. failing, weaknessnoun

   a flaw or weak point

   "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

2. failing, flunkadjective

   failure to reach a minimum required performance

   "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"

3. failingadjective

   below acceptable in performance

   "received failing grades"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. failingnoun

   weakness; defect

   His worst failing is his temper.

2. failingpreposition

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Failingnoun

   Deficiency; imperfection; faults not atrocious; lapse.

   Etymology: from fail.

   Besides what failings may be in the matter, even in the expressions there must often be great obscurities. Digby.

   To failings mild, but zealous for desert;
   The clearest head, and the sincerest heart. Alexander Pope.

   Even good men have many temptations to subdue, many conflicts with those enemies which war against the soul, and many failings and lapses to lament and recover. John Rogers.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. failing

   Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. The criteria for failure depends on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person might consider a failure what another person considers a success, particularly in cases of direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a failure, another might consider to be a success, a qualified success or a neutral situation. It may also be difficult or impossible to ascertain whether a situation meets criteria for failure or success due to ambiguous or ill-defined definition of those criteria. Finding useful and effective criteria, or heuristics, to judge the success or failure of a situation may itself be a significant task.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. failing

   Failing refers to a lack of success in achieving or accomplishing a task, objective, or goal. It can also refer to a deficiency, weakness, or shortcoming in a particular aspect or area. It often implies not meeting set standards or expectations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Failing

   of Fail

2. Failingnoun

   a failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing

3. Failingnoun

   the act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FAILING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Failing is ranked #32169 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Failing surname appeared 717 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Failing.
   
   90.7% or 651 total occurrences were White.
   4.4% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.3% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Imperfection

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Failing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4240

How to pronounce Failing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Failing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Failing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Failing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Failing in a Sentence

1. Miami Air:

   South Floridas BOY, 12, WITH FAILING HEART SCORES TOUCHDOWN : THIS WAS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL In addition to the Border Protection and Border Protection, the South Floridas Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission( FWC), the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office and police departments from Boynton Beach, Jupiter, Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach and Tequesta came together to help make Giovanni Bacon dream a reality, according to WPTV. The extraordinary courage and strength displayed by this boy facing brain cancer is something for us all to admire.

2. Boris Johnson:

   But on the 25th anniversary of the handover, we simply can not avoid the fact that for some time now, Beijing has been failing to comply with its obligations. It's a state of affairs that threatens both the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong ' and the continued progress and prosperity of their home.

3. Georges Benjamin:

   We're going to be judged whether or not we did it equitably at the end of the day, right now, I still think we're failing.

4. Brexit Party:

   I cannot think of any campaign like this that so far is failing to inspire on such an extraordinary scale, everyday we get promises, 100 billion for this, 200 billion for that.

5. H. Stanley Judd:

   Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Failing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Failing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Failing
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failing
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Failing
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html