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falling up

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

Meaning of fall up

Verb

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

  1. To benefit in the long run from what seems initially to be a setback.
    • In fact, many of their winning mantras essentially describe the notion of falling up: "I've failed over and over again in my life," Jordan once said, "and that is why I succeed."2011, Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, up.
    • A balloon full of hydrogen "falls up" in obedience to the Law of Gravity2009, Randall Garrett, The Highest Treason

Questions about falling up

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

Words near falling up in the dictionary

  1. falling to the ground
  2. falling together
  3. falling tone
  4. falling tones
  5. falling under
  6. falling up
  7. falling upon
  8. falling victim
  9. Falling Waters
  10. falling weather
  11. falling-off

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