亚洲网紅露点

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failing

[ fey-ling ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of failing; failure:

    His failing is due to general incompetence.

  2. a defect or fault; shortcoming; weakness:

    His lack of knowledge is a grave failing.



preposition

  1. in the absence or default of:

    Failing payment, we shall sue.

failing

/ 藞蹿别瑟濒瑟艐 /

noun

  1. a weak point; flaw
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

preposition

  1. used to express a condition in default of

    failing a solution this afternoon, the problem will have to wait until Monday

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿补颈濒颈苍驳濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿补颈濒顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 蹿补颈濒顎僫苍驳路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of failing1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English; fail, -ing 1
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Synonym Study

See fault.
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Writing on social media on Friday, Zelensky criticised Russia for failing to agree to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the US on 11 March and urged allies to apply more pressure to it.

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The person being aided by this racial spectacle is Donald Trump, who needs a highly emotional spectacle to distract from how he's failing Americans, including those who voted for him.

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Firms have been accused of paying dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives, while failing to invest enough money in the water infrastructure to cope with a growing population and more extreme weather.

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It is yet another example of the state鈥檚 failing water systems, many of which are in rural parts of the state鈥檚 Central Valley, where water is drawn from wells that are contaminated.

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She uncovered several issues, including forensic failings, which resulted in an "inadequate" investigation.

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