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falling-out

[ faw-ling-out ]

/ ˈfɔ lɪŋˈaʊt /

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noun, plural fall·ings-out, fall·ing-outs.

a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association with one another.

Origin of falling-out

1560–70; nominalization of verb phrase fall out; see -ing¹

Words nearby falling-out

falling rhythm, falling sickness, falling star, falling tide, falling weather, falling-out, falloff, fallopian, fallopian tube, fallopian tubes, fallopio

Example sentences from the Web for falling-out

Christie thought he must have quite forgotten his falling-out with the young lady, he met her so pleasantly and frankly.

Christie Redfern's Troubles |Margaret Robertson
Nan has had a falling-out with the old scamp of a moonshiner who calls himself her father.

The Quickening |Francis Lynde
After the falling-out with the Board member she refused to give up the data.

Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore |Pauline Lester
It was abject and degrading, like a falling-out among thieves.

Captain Macklin |Richard Harding Davis

Thence dates the falling-out with Hummel, between whom and Beethoven there never existed a real intimate friendship.

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) |Alexander Wheelock Thayer