falling

Examples

• All

• He watched the falling snowflakes dance through the chilly air.

• And now he's like a wounded falling bird from the sky.

• Just type in something crazy like soft green falling leaves.

• So soaked and exhausted, with darkness falling, they halt the pursuit.

• So soaked and exhausted, with darkness falling, they halt the pursuit.

• The rain started falling gently, creating puddles on the ground.

Synonyms

F

to fall

vsfalling

∞ 1.0

Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place

focuses more on free gravity-driven motion rather than suddenness

F

to fall down

vsfalling

250 1.0

Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level

describes free downward motion under gravity, not only loss of balance

D

to drop down

vsfalling

34 1.8

To fall from a higher place to a lower place

emphasizes free descent under gravity rather than the manner or speed

D

dropping

vsfalling

1.1

A thing that falls down freely because of gravity

has identical meaning but is the continuous action form

Antonyms

A

to ascend

54 4.0

To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky

Compounds

F

falling out

• Informal

30 4.4

A disagreement that ends or weakens a relationship

F

falling off

9 4.8

A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is

I

intelligent falling

• Literature

9.9

A joke idea that a higher being makes things fall to mock explanations that are not scientific

How Fast

to plummet

93 5.8

drop

45 1.0

falling

1.0

to descend

150 2.7

to sink

258 1.0

to drift

331 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology