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Fairling vs Failing - What's the difference?

fairling | failing |

As nouns the difference between fairling and failing

is that fairling is a fairing; a present brought from a fair while failing is weakness; defect.

As a verb failing is

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As a preposition failing is

if the preferred or prior option is not possible.

fairling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
  • * Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
    • "And we shan't have a nice new horse, and lots o' golden money to buy fairlings ! And Tess won't look pretty in her best cloze no mo-o-ore!"

    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.