"shortfalling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shortfallings [plural]
Etymology: From short + falling. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|falling}} short + falling Head templates: {{en-noun}} shortfalling (plural shortfallings)
  1. A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard.
    Sense id: en-shortfalling-en-noun-cVdSNbhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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