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Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawl
Phonetic Transcription : fɔl



Definition of falling through

Origin :
  • present participle adjective from fall (v.). Falling star is from 1560s; falling out "disagreement" is from 1560s. Falling evil "epilepsy" is from early 13c.
  • As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
  • As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
  • As in founder : verb go under, fail
Example sentences :
  • The rain, as if falling through a sieve, immediately disappears.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Yes, were not like the skaters on the Serpentinealways in danger of falling through.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Can you picture us falling through that hole to the very bottom?
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • All was light, light, and the boat seemed to be falling through it.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • And then she saw that tears were falling through his trembling fingers.
  • Extract from : « Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories » by Louis Becke
  • It's black,—quite black,—and I feel as if I was falling through it all.'
  • Extract from : « The Light That Failed » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Why does any liquid in falling through the air assume the globule form?
  • Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower
  • I am a cripple; I was injured by falling through a sidewalk.
  • Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, June 1886 » by Various
  • That's why I interfered when the plan looked like falling through.
  • Extract from : « The Duke of Stockbridge » by Edward Bellamy
  • And nothing but the floor stopped me from falling through to China.
  • Extract from : « Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs » by Anne Warner

Synonyms for falling through

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