Definition of FAILING

failing

Meanings

Plural: failings

Noun

  • a flaw or weak point
    • "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
  • failure to reach a minimum required performance
    • "his failing the course led to his disqualification"
  • weakness; defect

Verb

  • fail to do something; leave something undone
  • be unsuccessful
  • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
  • stop operating or functioning
  • be unable
  • judge unacceptable
  • fail to get a passing grade
  • fall short in what is expected
  • become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
  • prove insufficient
  • get worse
  • present participle and gerund of fail

Adjective Satellite

  • below acceptable in performance
    • "received failing grades"

Prep

  • If what follows is not possible; without.

Synonyms

betray, bomb, break, break down, conk out, die, fail, flunk, flush it, give out, give way, go, go bad, go wrong, miscarry, neglect, run out, weakness

Antonyms

manage, pass, passing, succeed

Scrabble Score: 11

failing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
failing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
failing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

failing is a valid Words With Friends word