falling

verb

1. To descend freely by the force of gravity

   "An apple fell from the tree."

2. To hang freely

   "her hair falls over her shoulders"

3. To drop oneself to a lower position

   "fell to his knees"

4. To come or go as if by falling

   "darkness falls early in the winter"

5. To become born
6. To become lower in degree or level

   "the temperature fell 10°"

7. To drop in pitch or volume

   "their voices fell to a whisper"

8. Issue

   "wisdom that fell from his lips"

9. To become lowered

   "her eyes fell"

10. To leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily

    "slipped and fell on the ice"

11. To enter as if unawares stumble, stray

    "fell into error"

12. To drop down wounded or dead
13. To suffer military capture

    "after a long siege the city fell"

14. To lose office

    "the party fell from power"

15. To suffer ruin, defeat, or failure

    "the deal fell through"

16. To commit an immoral act

    "but man willfully misused his God-given freedom and fell into sin"

17. To move or extend in a downward direction

    "the land falls away to the east"

18. Subside, abate

    "the wind is falling"

19. To decline in quality, activity, or quantity

    "production fell off"

20. To lose weight
21. To assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection

    "his face fell"

22. To decline in financial value or price

    "stocks fell sharply"

23. To occur at a certain time

    "her birthday falls on a Monday this year"

24. To come by chance

    "a job that fell into his hands"

25. To come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance devolve

    "it fell to him to break the news"

26. To have a certain or proper position, place, or station

    "the accent falls on the second syllable"

27. To come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something

    "this word falls into the class of verbs"

28. To pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition

    "fall asleep"

29. To set about heartily or actively

    "fell to work"

30. Strike, impinge

    "music falling on the ear"

31. Fell

noun

1. A diphthong (such as \ȯi\ in \ˈnȯiz\ noise) composed of a vowel followed by a less sonorous glide

noun

1. An instance of falling out quarrel

   "had a falling-out with his parents"

noun

1. Rhythm with stress occurring regularly on the first syllable of each foot compare rising rhythm

noun

1. Meteor

idiom

1. Very easy

verb

1. To withdraw friendship or support
2. To renounce one's faith
3. To diminish gradually in size
4. To drift off a course

verb

1. Retreat, recede

verb

1. To fail to meet expectations or requirements

   "fell down on the job"

verb

1. To sink inward

   "the roof fell in"

2. To take one's proper place in a military formation