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failing up the ladder

failing up the ladder is the present participle of fail up the ladder.

Meaning of fail up the ladder

Verb

fail up the ladder (third-person singular simple present fails up the ladder, present participle failing up the ladder, simple past and past participle failed up the ladder)

  1. Synonym of fail upwards.
    Synonyms:
    fail upwards

Questions about failing up the ladder

What is failing up the ladder the present participle of?
Failing up the ladder is the present participle of fail up the ladder.

Words near failing up the ladder in the dictionary

  1. failing out
  2. failing over
  3. failing safe
  4. failing that
  5. failing up
  6. failing up the ladder
  7. failing upward
  8. failing upwards
  9. failingly
  10. failingness
  11. failings

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