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| 1. | [ adjective ] decreasing in amount or degree | |
| Examples: | "falling temperature" |
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| Related terms: | decreasing | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] suddenly losing an upright position | |
| Examples: | "they ran from the falling tree" "a falling wall crushed the car" |
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| Related terms: | standing tumbling toppling | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] becoming lower or less in degree or value | |
| Examples: | "a falling market" "falling incomes" |
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| Related terms: | rising declining dropping | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot | |
| Examples: | "the falling action" |
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| Related terms: | rising anticlimactic | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] coming down freely under the influence of gravity | |
| Synonyms: | dropping | |
| Examples: | "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs" "falling rain" |
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| Related terms: | descending | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity | |
| Synonyms: | fall drop | |
| Examples: | "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" |
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| Related terms: | descent gravitation precipitation plunge free_fall drop drop | |
| Similar spelling: |
failing Falanga filling falun_gong Fullington |
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