See failing on Wiktionary
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{ "forms": [ { "form": "failing", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "failings", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "We hired him despite his failings." } ], "glosses": [ "A failing is a weakness or problem in somebody's character or personality." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "failing" } { "forms": [ { "form": "failing", "raw_tags": [ "Preposition" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "preposition" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "prep", "senses": [ { "examples": [ { "text": "We should be able to go on Monday, and failing that, certain on Tuesday." }, { "text": "If you have family nearby, they would be the first to turn to for help. Failing this, a neighbor may be willing to come." } ], "glosses": [ "If something doesn't happen or isn't true." ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "failing" } { "forms": [ { "form": "fail", "tags": [ "canonical" ] }, { "form": "fails", "tags": [ "third-person", "singular" ] }, { "form": "failed", "tags": [ "past" ] }, { "form": "failed", "tags": [ "past", "participle" ] }, { "form": "failing", "tags": [ "present", "participle" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "fail" }, "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Present participles" ], "glosses": [ "The present participle of fail." ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "failing" }
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