falling inn.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈɪn/, U.S.

/ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈɪn/,

/ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈɪn/

Inflections: Plural fallings in, falling ins.

Forms: see falling n.¹ and in adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: falling n.¹, in adv.

Etymology: < falling n.¹ + in adv., after to fall in at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare later infalling n.

The action of to fall in at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1 (in various senses); an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxvii. E He sent vpon them y^e furiousnesse of his wrath, anger & displeasure: with trouble and fallinge in [Gk. ἀποστολὴν, L. immissiones] of euel angels.

1599 tr. Kings Edict vpon Former Edicts of Pacification lxxxi. 57 Our..Collectors haue furnished..the moneyes necessarie for the maintenance of the said garrisons, vnto the iumping & falling in of that which was brought and wrought by the estate.

1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 783 Having thereby made a deep hole, (which was to be secured from the falling in of other matter) he poured into it ten pounds of Mercury.

1680 J. Touchet Mem. 101 The Confusion amongst the Enemy was great, by reason that they judged it, the falling in of an Army from abroad.

1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 315 Numbers..are lost by the falling in of the Earth.

a1764 R. Lloyd Poet. Wks. (1774) II. 49 These fallings in and fallings out,..Are but the common modes of strife, Which oil the springs of married life.

1781 Morning Chron. 3 May The falling in of those fleets with each other, was what gave rise to the report of the Cork fleet being taken.

1823 J. Wade Black Bk. II. 46 Advantage was also to be taken of the falling in of annuities at different periods.

1838 C. Dickens Let. 16 Jan. (1965) I. 355 It almost seems as if we had had a mortal falling out. I hope we shall have a lasting falling in again, soon.

1871 Daily News Corr. 466 I was much struck by the soldier-like and noiseless way in which their falling in was conducted.

1919 H. Crane Let. 13 Dec. (1965) 26 He has had a falling out with Amy Lowell, but a falling in with T. S. Eliot by way of compensation.

1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) vii. 149 The contraction of the fibrous adhesions may cause some local falling-in of the chest-wall.

1979 Antiquaries Jrnl. 59 309 This is soon protected from disturbance by the falling in of progressively coarser material.

2005 D. Dickson Old World Colony ix. 339 Did the falling in of old leases automatically bring into play the new letting policy?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	falling in
释义	falling inn. Brit. /ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈɪn/, U.S. /ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈɪn/, /ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈɪn/ Inflections: Plural fallings in, falling ins. Forms: see falling n.¹ and in adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: falling n.¹, in adv. Etymology: < falling n.¹ + in adv., after to fall in at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare later infalling n. The action of to fall in at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1 (in various senses); an instance of this. ΚΠ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxvii. E He sent vpon them y^e furiousnesse of his wrath, anger & displeasure: with trouble and fallinge in [Gk. ἀποστολὴν, L. immissiones] of euel angels. 1599 tr. Kings Edict vpon Former Edicts of Pacification lxxxi. 57 Our..Collectors haue furnished..the moneyes necessarie for the maintenance of the said garrisons, vnto the iumping & falling in of that which was brought and wrought by the estate. 1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 783 Having thereby made a deep hole, (which was to be secured from the falling in of other matter) he poured into it ten pounds of Mercury. 1680 J. Touchet Mem. 101 The Confusion amongst the Enemy was great, by reason that they judged it, the falling in of an Army from abroad. 1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 315 Numbers..are lost by the falling in of the Earth. a1764 R. Lloyd Poet. Wks. (1774) II. 49 These fallings in and fallings out,..Are but the common modes of strife, Which oil the springs of married life. 1781 Morning Chron. 3 May The falling in of those fleets with each other, was what gave rise to the report of the Cork fleet being taken. 1823 J. Wade Black Bk. II. 46 Advantage was also to be taken of the falling in of annuities at different periods. 1838 C. Dickens Let. 16 Jan. (1965) I. 355 It almost seems as if we had had a mortal falling out. I hope we shall have a lasting falling in again, soon. 1871 Daily News Corr. 466 I was much struck by the soldier-like and noiseless way in which their falling in was conducted. 1919 H. Crane Let. 13 Dec. (1965) 26 He has had a falling out with Amy Lowell, but a falling in with T. S. Eliot by way of compensation. 1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) vii. 149 The contraction of the fibrous adhesions may cause some local falling-in of the chest-wall. 1979 Antiquaries Jrnl. 59 309 This is soon protected from disturbance by the falling in of progressively coarser material. 2005 D. Dickson Old World Colony ix. 339 Did the falling in of old leases automatically bring into play the new letting policy? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535
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