erring

[ ur-ing, er- ]
/ ˈɜr ɪŋ, ˈɛr- /
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adjective

going astray; in error; wrong.
sinning.

Origin of erring

1300–50; Middle English; replacing Middle English errand. See err, -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM erring

err·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby erring

errare humanum est, errata, erratic, erratum, errhine, erring, errol, erron., erroneous, error, error analysis

Definition for erring (2 of 2)

err
[ ur, er ]
/ ɜr, ɛr /

verb (used without object)

to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
to go astray morally; sin: To err is human.
Archaic. to deviate from the true course, aim, or purpose.

Origin of err

1275–1325; Middle English erren < Old French errer < Latin errāre; akin to Gothic airzjan, Old High German irrôn, German irren

OTHER WORDS FROM err

err·a·bil·i·ty, noun err·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH err

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Words related to erring

wrong, straying, deviating, blundering, criminal, culpable, delinquent, errant, fallible, faulty, sinful

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British Dictionary definitions for erring

err
/ (ɜː) /

verb (intr)

to make a mistake; be incorrect
to stray from the right course or accepted standards; sin
to act with bias, esp favourable bias to err on the side of justice

Word Origin for err

C14: erren to wander, stray, from Old French errer, from Latin errāre