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In natural English speech, "failing" appears in contexts such as: "Image much more so than trying and failing". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“failing”in English

IPA/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

Syllablesfai·ling

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verb

present participle and gerund of fail

“As we breasted the first summit, the precipitous mass of the Raven's Rock, towering some 250 ft. above the railway, looked grim and forbidding in the failing light, and distant Ben Wyves was shrouded in mist.”

noun

weakness; defect

“His worst failing is his temper.”

Synonyms:trouble shortcoming

preposition

If what follows is not possible; without.

“A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.”

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