falling

English

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA: /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"fO:lIN/
• (UK): enPR: fälʹĭng, IPA: /ˈfɑlɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"fAlIN/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːlɪŋ

Verb

falling

1. Present participle of fall.

Adjective

falling (not comparable)

1. That falls or fall.

   falling leaves

   falling prices

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective falling

deviation of a falling body downfalling everfalling falling action falling band, falling-band falling collar falling diphthong falling-disease falling-door falling dunes falling-evil

falling factorial falling film evaporator falling front or back falling-gate falling-hinge falling houses falling-ill falling-in falling knife falling leaf falling limb

falling-mold, falling-mould falling palate falling rhythm falling-rising falling ruff falling scream falling sequential product falling sickness, falling-sickness falling-sluice falling sphere

falling star, falling-star falling stone falling tide falling tone falling weather, falling-weather falling weight deflectometer in-falling, infalling rising-falling tear-falling wall-falling

Translations

• French: qui tombe sg, qui tombent pl, tombant m, tombante
• Italian: cadente (it) m and f, calante (it) m and f

Noun

falling (usually uncountable; plural fallings)

1. The action of the verb to fall.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun falling

downfalling falling axe falling of the leaf falling of the womb falling rope falling saw

falling-short falling wedge infalling intelligent falling off-falling outfalling