English Online Dictionary. What means failing? What does failing mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ
Verb
failing
- present participle and gerund of fail
Noun
failing (plural failings)
- weakness; defect
Translations
Preposition
failing
- If what follows is not possible; without.
- A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
Translations
References
- “failing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.