- erring
- erring erring adj.
capable of making an error.
Syn: errant, error-prone. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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erring — erring; un·erring; … English syllables
erring — index at fault, blameworthy, delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), errant, erroneous, fallible, guilty, inaccurate … Law dictionary
Erring — Err Err ([ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Erred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erring} (?; 277, 85).] [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G. irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irr[=o]n, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw. irra, Dan. irre, Goth, a[ i]rzjan to lead astray, airzise astray.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
erring — adjective the jury agreed that the erring party should pay full restitution Syn: offending, guilty, culpable, misbehaving, errant, delinquent, lawbreaking, aberrant, deviant … Thesaurus of popular words
erring — /ˈɜrɪŋ/ (say erring) adjective 1. going astray; in error; wrong. 2. sinning. {err + ing2} –erringly, adverb …
erring — erringly, adv. /err ing, er /, adj. 1. going astray; in error; wrong. 2. sinning. [1300 50; ME; r. ME errand. See ERR, ING2] * * * … Universalium
erring — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mistaken, blundering, in error, fallible, straying, errant, deviating, sinful, sinning, faulty, delinquent, culpable, criminal; see also wrong 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
erring — err·ing || ÉœËrɪŋ adj. capable of making mistake; going astray; in error; sinning ÉœË v. make a mistake, be wrong, misjudge … English contemporary dictionary
erring — ringer … Anagrams dictionary
erring — adjective do wrong. → err … English new terms dictionary
