ALL meanings of failing
fail·ing
F f - adjective failing business: unsuccessful 1
- adjective failing health: deteriorating 1
- noun failing fault, shortcoming 1
- noun failing being unsuccessful 1
- noun failing Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way. 1
- noun failing Stock Exchange. a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase. such an undelivered security. 1
- noun failing Obsolete. failure as to performance, occurrence, etc. 1
- preposition failing in the absence or default of: Failing payment, we shall sue. 1
- verb without object failing to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning. 1
- verb without object failing to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study: He failed in history. 1
- verb without object failing to be or become deficient or lacking; be insufficient or absent; fall short: Our supplies failed. 1
- verb without object failing to dwindle, pass, or die away: The flowers failed for lack of rain. 1
- verb without object failing to lose strength or vigor; become weak: His health failed after the operation. 1
- verb without object failing to become unable to meet or pay debts or business obligations; become insolvent or bankrupt. 1
- verb without object failing (of a building member, structure, machine part, etc.) to break, bend, crush, or be otherwise destroyed or made useless because of an excessive load. 1
- verb without object failing to stop functioning or operating: The electricity failed during the storm. 1
- verb without object failing Slang. to make an embarrassing or humorous mistake, be in a humiliating situation, etc., and be subject to ridicule: Showed up late to the wedding? You fail! to be embarrassingly incompetent, stupid, etc.: She fails at life. I just failed at walking and fell on my face. to be bad or of inferior quality: The play is terrible—even the music fails. 1
- verb with object failing to be unsuccessful in the performance or completion of: He failed to do his duty. 1
- verb with object failing (of some expected or usual resource) to prove of no use or help to: His friends failed him. Words failed her. 1
- verb with object failing to receive less than a passing grade or mark in: He failed history. 1
- verb with object failing to declare (a person) unsuccessful in a test, course of study, etc.; give less than a passing grade to: The professor failed him in history. 1
- adjective failing unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy. 1
- adjective failing Slang. of or noting an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc.: the top 100 funniest fail photos on the Internet. embarrassingly incompetent, stupid, etc: Why am I so fail? very bad or of inferior quality. 1
- idioms failing without fail, with certainty; positively: I will visit you tomorrow without fail. 1
- noun failing In default of; in the absence of. 1
- countable noun failing The failings of someone or something are their faults or unsatisfactory features. 0
- noun failing a weak point; flaw 0
- preposition failing in default of 0
- noun failing a failure 0
- noun failing a slight fault or defect; weakness 0
- preposition failing without; lacking 0