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finding fault

finding fault is the present participle and gerund of find fault.

Meaning of find fault

Verb

find fault (third-person singular simple present finds fault, present participle finding fault, simple past and past participle found fault)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, often) To criticize something excessively.
    • No matter what I do, he always finds fault.
    Synonyms:
    quarrel

Questions about finding fault

What is finding fault the present participle and gerund of?
Finding fault is the present participle and gerund of find fault.

Words near finding fault in the dictionary

  1. finding
  2. finding a friendly bush
  3. finding aid
  4. finding aids
  5. finding another gear
  6. finding fault
  7. finding favour
  8. finding forth
  9. finding God
  10. finding in
  11. finding it in one's heart

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