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falling

SayFAW-ling/ˈfɔlɪŋ/UK/ˈfɔːlɪŋ/

2 meanings of falling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of fall. Use this form for something dropping right now or for the action itself.

    The leaves are falling from the trees outside my window.

    She kept falling on the icy path to school.

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  2. 2
    noununcountablenoun from verb
    Verbal noun of fall. It names the act of dropping down.

    The falling of the snow made the whole town go quiet.

    We watched the steady falling of the rain against the glass.

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falling is a form of fall

fall, verb: To move down toward the ground because of gravity. Full entry

Forms
fallfalls he/she/itfalling -ing formfell past tensefallen past participle
Spelling
fall → falling: add -ing

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