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erring

[ur-ing, er-] / ˈɜr ɪŋ, ˈɛr- /
ADJECTIVE
mistaken
Synonyms
STRONG
blundering deviating sinning straying wrong
WEAK
criminal culpable delinquent errant fallible faulty in error sinful

Example Sentences

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However, during the meeting some members of the governing council said there “could be a case for erring on the dovish side.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“We should be erring on the side of doing too much, not doing too little.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team were erring on the side of caution in their handling of Wembanyama's calf problem.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Kapp showed her side exactly what they had missed with a relentless opening burst, swinging the ball prodigiously and rarely erring from a testing line and length that England's top order could not withstand.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

Evy and Katie tried to be mad at their erring sister but she was so good to them that they couldn’t hold out against her.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith