# faulting

Pronunciation: say "FAWLT-ing" US /ˈfɔltɪŋ/, UK /ˈfɔːltɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of fault. — present participle and gerund of fault
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of fault. Use this when blaming or finding fault with someone or something.
   - _Critics kept faulting the design for its poor safety record._
   - _Faulting the referee won't change the final score._

## Noun

2. The geological process in which rock fractures and the two sides shift relative to each other, forming a fault.
   - Simple: The breaking and shifting of rock underground that forms a crack in the earth.
   - _Repeated faulting along the boundary produced a network of fractures across the basin._
   - _Geologists mapped the faulting that uplifted the mountain range._

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