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Antonyms for fell away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawl
Phonetic Transcription : fɔl



Definition of fell away

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 regress : verb return to earlier way of doing things
  • As in remit : verb stop, postpone
  • As in sag : verb droop
  • As in lose ground : verb suffer loss or disadvantage
  • As in contract : verb condense
  • As in drop off : verb decrease
  • As in ebb : verb subside; decline
Example sentences :
  • He fell away into a weakness so extreme that he could not raise his hand.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Her glance faltered, and fell away before his own that was so intent.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • There were the eyes that fell away before the spurious effrontery of her own glance.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Then her assumed calm and the anger with which she had met his own all fell away from her.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Her eyes roved to Garnache's, and fell away in affright before their glitter.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Mechanically his arm relaxed the hold of her waist and fell away.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • They fell away voluminously into the capaciousness of her bosom.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • All that was false, fantastic, artificial, loosed its hold and fell away.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • And they that could not bear temptations, became reprobate, and fell away.
  • Extract from : « Gathering Jewels » by James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles
  • All her resolution, her hope, fell away, and her heart was heavy and cold.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of Sweetwater » by Hamlin Garland

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