Meaning
- (verb) (heading) To be moved downwards.
- (verb) To move downwards.
- (verb) To happen, to change negatively.
- (verb) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance. “And so it falls to me to make this important decision. The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.”
- (verb) To diminish; to lessen or lower.
- (verb) To bring forth. “to fall lambs”
- (verb) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
- (verb) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- (verb) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before. “to fall into error; to fall into difficulties”
- (verb) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- (verb) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (verb) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry. “After arguing, they fell to blows.”
Letter breakdown
- Falling contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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Connected words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with FAL
- falcon
- falconer
- falconers
- falconry
- falcons
- fall
- fallacies
- fallacious
- fallaciously
- fallacy
- fallen
- fallibility
- fallible
- fallibly
- falloff
- falloffs
- fallout
- fallow
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Falling mean?
(heading) To be moved downwards.
How many letters are in Falling?
Falling has 7 letters.
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