- present participle of fall.
falling
Example Sentences
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Oil prices were dropping last week — falling to their prewar level Friday — and average gas prices fell by 7 cents per gallon over a week ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
Sabalenka, the women's world number one, is another big name who is aiming to bounce back after falling short of expectations.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Within two years, unemployment was falling, exports soaring and public coffers filling up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Social-media footage showed debris falling from the skyscraper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
My heart is doing jumping jacks, and my bottom leg is starting to tingle, halfway to falling asleep.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
