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shortfallings

shortfallings is the plural of shortfalling.

Meaning of shortfalling

Noun

shortfalling (plural shortfallings)

  1. A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard.
    • “I want to remind you,” Mr. Bush said, “that the I.G. report, which justly made issue of F.B.I. shortfallings, also made it clear that these letters were important to the security of the United States.”2007 March 11, The New York Times, “Bush Addresses Misuse of F.B.I. Subpoenas”, in New York Times

Questions about shortfallings

What is shortfallings the plural of?
Shortfallings is the plural of shortfalling.

Words near shortfallings in the dictionary

  1. shortest-run
  2. shortest-term
  3. shortestness
  4. shortfall
  5. shortfalling
  6. shortfallings
  7. shortfalls
  8. shortfetched
  9. shortfic
  10. shortfin
  11. shortfins

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