Thesaurus: falling

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Fall
2. a. & n. from Fall, v. i.
3. adj. decreasing in amount or degree
4. adj. becoming lower or less in degree or value
5. adj. coming down freely under the influence of gravity
6. from Fall, v. i. Falling away, Falling off, etc. See To fall away, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i. -- Falling band, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century. -- Falling sickness (Med.), epilepsy. Shak. -- Falling star. (Astron.) See Shooting star. -- Falling stone, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aërolite. -- Falling tide, the ebb tide. -- Falling weather, a rainy season. [Colloq.] Bartlett.
7. from Fall, v. i. Falling away, Falling off, etc. See To fallaway, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i.-- Falling band, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down overthe doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century.-- Falling sickness (Med.), epilepsy. Shak.-- Falling star. (Astron.) See Shooting star.-- Falling stone, a stone falling through the atmosphere; ameteorite; an aërolite.-- Falling tide, the ebb tide.-- Falling weather, a rainy season. [Colloq.] Bartlett.
8. j:100 s. decreasing in amount or degree a. becoming lower or less in degree or value