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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Failing

· Fail·ing · IPA /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
01 n. A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing.
  1. 1.
    A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing.
    “And ever in her mind she cast about For that unnoticed failing in herself.” — Tennyson.
  2. 2.
    The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.
Syn. See Fault.