falling
decreasing in amount or degree
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,358 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,514 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- decreasing in amount or degree falling temperature
- becoming lower or less in degree or value a falling marketfalling incomes
- coming down freely under the influence of gravity also: dropping the eerie whistle of dropping bombsfalling rain
falling in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Clara was slender and elfish, with a wealth of yellow tresses falling down her back.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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The falling fountains from the mountains falling, Cried out, alas, so fair and be so cruel!
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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Without, the crickets’ ceaseless song Makes shrill the silence all night long; The heavy dews are falling.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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My age is falling from me like a garment, and I move towards the star as a child.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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A single drop of its water falling on the sand around will trace the name of my rival in her heart.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1