faulting
faulting is the present participle and gerund of fault.
Meaning of fault
Verb
fault (third-person singular simple present faults, present participle faulting, simple past and past participle faulted)
- To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
- For that, says he, I ne'er will fault thee / But for humbleness exalt thee.a. 1723, unknown author, The Devonshire Nymph
- Synonyms:
- accuse, admonish, put the blame on, animadvert, bash, bawl out, tilt, cannonade, slash, lash
- To fracture.
- To commit a mistake or error.
- To undergo a page fault.
Noun
faulting (plural faultings)
- Formation of a geological fault.
Forms of faulting
| plural | faultings |
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Phrases with faulting
Questions about faulting
- What does faulting mean?
- Faulting means formation of a geological fault.
- What is faulting the present participle and gerund of?
- Faulting is the present participle and gerund of fault.
- What part of speech is faulting?
- Faulting is a noun.
- What is the plural of faulting?
- The plural of faulting is faultings.
Words near faulting in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: faulting (page history and authors); fault (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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