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falling to the ground

falling to the ground is the present participle and gerund of fall to the ground.

Meaning of fall to the ground

Verb

fall to the ground (third-person singular simple present falls to the ground, present participle falling to the ground, simple past fell to the ground, past participle fallen to the ground)

  1. To come to nothing; to fail.
    • As he alone was earnest in the matter, and as no one came forward with capital, the scheme fell to the ground.1863, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, ground.

Questions about falling to the ground

What is falling to the ground the present participle and gerund of?
Falling to the ground is the present participle and gerund of fall to the ground.

Words near falling to the ground in the dictionary

  1. falling through
  2. falling through the cracks
  3. falling to
  4. falling to one's knees
  5. falling to pieces
  6. falling to the ground
  7. falling together
  8. falling tone
  9. falling tones
  10. falling under
  11. falling up

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