falling-inadj.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːlɪŋˈɪn/, U.S.

/ˌfɔlɪŋˈɪn/,

/ˌfɑlɪŋˈɪn/

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

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

That falls in (in various senses of to fall in at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > inward from below

falling-in1810

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [adjective] > collapsed > inwards > collapsing inwards

falling-in1810

caving1850

1810 S. Green Festival of St. Jago II. viii. 115 From the fire beginning in the treasury, the falling-in roofs and crumbling ruins, made the few monks who were saved, glad to escape with their lives.

1821 H. R. Schoolcraft Narr. Jrnl. Trav. Northwestern U.S. vi. 178 We shudder in casting our eyes over..the confused groups of falling-in banks and shattered stones.

1882 Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. July 351/1 The Constitution, built by Humphreys in 1788, had the falling-in topsides of foreign frigates.

1993 New Yorker 2 Aug. 62/3 The Little Church of the Redeemer with its falling-in roof.

2012 N. Lowe Power of Poppy Pendle xvi. 135 She would live in that old abandoned cottage, the one beside the canal with the falling-in roof and broken windows.

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-inadj. Brit. /ˌfɔːlɪŋˈɪn/, U.S. /ˌfɔlɪŋˈɪn/, /ˌfɑlɪŋˈɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: falling adj., in adv. Etymology: < falling adj. + in adv., after to fall in at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier falling in n. and later infalling adj. That falls in (in various senses of to fall in at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > inward from below falling-in1810 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [adjective] > collapsed > inwards > collapsing inwards falling-in1810 caving1850 1810 S. Green Festival of St. Jago II. viii. 115 From the fire beginning in the treasury, the falling-in roofs and crumbling ruins, made the few monks who were saved, glad to escape with their lives. 1821 H. R. Schoolcraft Narr. Jrnl. Trav. Northwestern U.S. vi. 178 We shudder in casting our eyes over..the confused groups of falling-in banks and shattered stones. 1882 Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. July 351/1 The Constitution, built by Humphreys in 1788, had the falling-in topsides of foreign frigates. 1993 New Yorker 2 Aug. 62/3 The Little Church of the Redeemer with its falling-in roof. 2012 N. Lowe Power of Poppy Pendle xvi. 135 She would live in that old abandoned cottage, the one beside the canal with the falling-in roof and broken windows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1810
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