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. Woody Allen:

   If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

2. Lakia Wilson:

   We are losing generations of children because we are failing them. We are failing them because we are not able to provide everything that they need: textbooks, programming and even the facilities, and that is criminal. And those are just the basics, that's the necessities.

3. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   It is the common failing of totalitarian regimes that they cannot really understand the nature of our democracy. They mistake dissent for disloyalty. They mistake restlessness for a rejection of policy. They mistake a few committees for a country. They misjudge individual speeches for public policy. (Answering North Vietnamese charge that US could not endure)

4. Robert Smith:

   So much of our political discourse and dysfunction has been stoked through cultural and racial flashpoints, whether it's public education, police/community relations, employment or voting -- all current political battles fuel cultural wars that impact these tendencies. We are failing our nation's youth along socio-economic lines, but also failing to reinforce the promises of a democratic society.

5. Mycle Schneider:

   The regulator is the guarantor for the population, not the manufacturers or the utilities, and it is failing, the first level where the NRA is failing is every single day in their oversight of Fukushima.

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