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defailing

defailing is the present participle and gerund of defail.

Meaning of defail

Verb

defail (third-person singular simple present defails, present participle defailing, simple past and past participle defailed)

  1. (obsolete) To fail, or cause to fail.

Questions about defailing

What is defailing the present participle and gerund of?
Defailing is the present participle and gerund of defail.

Words near defailing in the dictionary

  1. defaecators
  2. defail
  3. defailance
  4. defailances
  5. defailed
  6. defailing
  7. defailment
  8. defailments
  9. defails
  10. defailure
  11. defaitism

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