Unscramble falling

Definition of falling

adjective:

• decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature".
• becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market", "falling incomes". Antonyms: rising.
• coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs", "falling rain". Synonyms: dropping.

verb:

• descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree", "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse". Synonyms: fall.
• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down", "The barometer is falling", "The curtain fell on the diva", "Her hand went up and then fell again". Synonyms: come down, descend, fall, go down. Antonyms: ascend, rise.
• pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap", "She fell ill", "They fell out of favor", "Fall in love", "fall asleep", "fall prey to an imposter", "fall into a strange way of thinking", "she fell to pieces after she lost her work". Synonyms: fall.
• come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category", "This comes under a new heading". Synonyms: come, fall.
• fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling", "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum". Synonyms: come down, fall, precipitate.
• suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall", "fall by the wayside". Synonyms: fall.
• die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun", "Several deer have fallen to the same gun", "The shooting victim fell dead". Synonyms: fall.
• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face", "The sun shone on the fields", "The light struck the golden necklace", "A strange sound struck my ears". Synonyms: fall, shine, strike.
• be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy". Synonyms: fall.
• occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year", "The accent falls on the first syllable". Synonyms: fall.
• decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester", "The cabin pressure fell dramatically", "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds", "his voice fell to a whisper". Synonyms: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen. Antonyms: increase.
• yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell". Synonyms: fall.
• lose office or power; "The government fell overnight", "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen". Synonyms: fall.
• to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team", "The onus fell on us", "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student". Synonyms: fall.
• move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward". Synonyms: fall.
• be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month". Synonyms: fall.
• lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman". Synonyms: fall.
• to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter". Synonyms: fall.
• come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son". Synonyms: accrue, fall.
• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me", "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims". Synonyms: fall, light.
• be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister", "The land returned to the family", "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead". Synonyms: devolve, fall, pass, return.
• slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean". Synonyms: fall.
• lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table", "Her hair fell across her forehead". Synonyms: fall, fall down.
• drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair", "He fell to his knees". Synonyms: fall.
• fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well", "Her long black hair flowed down her back". Synonyms: fall, flow, hang.
• assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off", "his crest fell". Synonyms: fall.
• be cast down; "his eyes fell". Synonyms: fall.
• come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth". Synonyms: fall.
• be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon". Synonyms: fall.
• begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away". Synonyms: fall.
• go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts". Synonyms: fall.
• come as if by falling; "Night fell", "Silence fell". Synonyms: descend, fall, settle.

Related words

abate, abseil, alight, avalanche, break, cascade, concentrate, contract, correct, crash, decelerate, decline, decoct, decrescendo, deflate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, dismount, dive, drip, drop, dwindle, fall, flag, flop, fly, hail, light, pitch, plop, plunge, plunk, pounce, precipitate, prolapse, rain, rappel, reduce, remit, retard, set, settle, shorten, shrink, shrivel, sink, slack, sleet, slow, slump, snow, spat, subside, swoop, taper, topple, tumble, undervalue, unhorse, vanish, vaporize, wane, weaken, wither.

Words nearby

calling, failing, filling, galling.

Rhymes with

forestalling.