falling
Definition
- Adjective:
- Moving downward under the influence of gravity: Describes something that is descending or dropping freely through the air.
- Becoming lower or less in degree or value: Describes a decline in level, amount, price, or quality.
- Decreasing in amount or degree: Describes a reduction in quantity or intensity.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The falling leaves covered the path in autumn colors. (The leaves moving downward from the trees.)
- Investors are worried about the falling stock prices. (The stock prices becoming lower in value.)
- We expect falling temperatures overnight. (The temperatures decreasing in degree.)
Advanced Usage
- "falling star": A meteor that appears as a streak of light in the sky as it falls through the atmosphere.
- Make a wish when you see a falling star.
- "falling out": A disagreement or quarrel that leads to a rift in a relationship.
- They had a falling out over business matters.
- "falling short": Failing to reach a goal, standard, or expectation.
- The project is falling short of its fundraising target.
Variants and Related Words
- Fall (verb): To move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level.
- Be careful not to fall on the ice.
- Fallen (adjective): Having dropped or come down from a higher place, often used for things that are now on the ground or for a past decline.
- They cleared the fallen branches after the storm.
Synonyms
- Descending: Moving or sloping downward.
- Dropping: Falling or becoming less, often suddenly.
- Declining: Becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing.
- Plummeting: Falling or dropping straight down at high speed.
Related Phrasal Verbs (from the base verb 'fall')
- Fall apart: To break into pieces; to disintegrate or fail.
- The old book is starting to fall apart.
- Fall back on: To have something to use for help or support if needed.
- She has her savings to fall back on in an emergency.
- Fall for: To be deceived by something; or to fall in love with someone.
- Don't fall for that old trick.
Related Idioms
- Falling on deaf ears: When a request, warning, or piece of advice is ignored.
- My suggestions for improvement fell on deaf ears.
- Falling into place: When events or details start to happen or be understood in a satisfactory way.
- After the initial confusion, everything began falling into place.
Adjective
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coming down freely under the influence of gravity
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the eerie whistle of dropping bombs
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falling rain
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becoming lower or less in degree or value
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a falling market
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falling incomes
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decreasing in amount or degree
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falling temperature
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