- present participle of fall.
falling
Example Sentences
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After seven days of using the Hinoki oil, participants showed increased delta wave activity around the time they were falling asleep.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Oil prices were falling, with U.S. benchmark WTI slipping below $90 a barrel as immediate supply concerns eased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The oil industry in Venezuela is a shambles,” Gross noted, with production falling from a peak of about 3.2 million barrels a day in 2000 to as low as about 800,000 barrels now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
On Wall Street, that kind of signal — not falling on bad news — can be read as a sign of underlying strength.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“With the way things were falling down around our ears, I wouldn’t be surprised if the tunnels all collapsed.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
