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falling together

falling together is the present participle and gerund of fall together.

Meaning of fall together

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be merged or coalesce; to become identical.
  2. (intransitive) To come together.
    • For, if (ſaid he) you throw among five Yahoos as much Food as would be ſufficient for fifty, they will, inſtead of eating peaceably, fall together by the ears, each ſingle one impatient to have all to itſelf; […]1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author’s Great Love of His Native Country. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […]...
  3. (Newfoundland, archaic, intransitive) Of the eyes: to close, especially from tiredness.
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) to contract

Noun

falling together (countable and uncountable, plural fallings together)

  1. The act or process of becoming merged or identical; coalescence

Forms of falling together

pluralfallings together

Origin of falling together

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about falling together

What does falling together mean?
Falling together means the act or process of becoming merged or identical; coalescence.
What is falling together the present participle and gerund of?
Falling together is the present participle and gerund of fall together.
What part of speech is falling together?
Falling together is a noun.
What is the plural of falling together?
The plural of falling together is fallings together.

Words near falling together in the dictionary

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

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