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falling star

falling star noun: a meteor.

Noun

falling star (plural falling stars)

  1. A meteor.
    • Upon seeing the majesty of heaven (e.g., lightning, falling stars, or the renewal of the solar cycle), high mountains, or other glorious phenomena of nature [one should say]: "Blessed . . . Who doest the work of creation."1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 283
    Synonyms:
    shooting star

falling star meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit

falling star in Tamil

தூமகேது

falling star in Sanskrit

a falling star, a meteor
तारका tā́rakā

Synonyms of falling star

Forms of falling star

pluralfalling stars

Questions about falling star

What does falling star mean?
Falling star means a meteor.
What is falling star in Tamil?
Falling star in Tamil is தூமகேது. See Falling star meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is falling star?
Falling star is a noun.
What is the plural of falling star?
The plural of falling star is falling stars.

Words near falling star in the dictionary

  1. falling prey
  2. falling short
  3. falling sick
  4. falling sickness
  5. falling silent
  6. falling star
  7. falling stars
  8. falling through
  9. falling through the cracks
  10. falling to
  11. falling to one's knees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: falling star (page history and authors); falling star (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); तारका (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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