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Doddering vs Failing - What's the difference?

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Doddering is a related term of failing.


As verbs the difference between doddering and failing

is that doddering is while failing is .

As nouns the difference between doddering and failing

is that doddering is a shaking or trembling movement, as of old age while failing is weakness; defect.

As an adjective doddering

is mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile.

As a preposition failing is

if the preferred or prior option is not possible.

doddering

English

Adjective

(-)
  • mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.
  • * 2001 , Seth Kohn, Escape on the Silk Road (page 7)
    • Now that he was next in line to the minister of state security himself, an 82 year old man whose dodderings Fang graciously covered up to save everyone's face, Fang had a huge problem.

    failing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • weakness; defect
    • His worst failing is his temper.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • if the preferred or prior option is not possible
    • A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.