Transcription
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- [fawl out]
- /fɔl aʊt/
- /ˈfɔː.lɪŋ ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawl out]
- /fɔl aʊt/
Definitions of falling-out word
- noun plural falling-out a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association with one another. 1
- noun falling-out quarrel 1
- noun falling-out a quarrel 0
- noun falling-out a disagreement; quarrel 0
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Origin of falling-out
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; nominalization of verb phrase fall out; see -ing1
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Parts of speech for Falling-out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
falling-out popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for falling-out
noun falling-out
- tiff — Tagged Image File Format
- run-in — a quarrel; argument.
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- spat — a pointed rod or bar for thrusting through and holding meat that is to be cooked before or over a fire.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
Antonyms for falling-out
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