falling offn.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈɔf/,

/ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈɑf/

Inflections: Plural fallings off, falling offs.

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

Etymology: < falling n.¹ + off adv., after to fall off at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1.

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

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition

rureOE

ebbingc1200

fallc1225

declinea1327

downfallingc1330

downfalla1400

fall of mana1400

wanea1400

ruinc1405

wrack1426

inclinationc1450

declination1533

labefactation1535

ebb1555

falling off1577

declining1581

inclining1590

declension1604

downset1608

neck-breaka1658

overseta1658

lapsing1665

reducement1667

lapse1680

labefaction1792

downshift1839

subsidence1839

downgrade1857

downturn1858

downslide1889

downswing1922

turn-down1957

tail-off1975

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles

recreandisea1425

declining1526

declination1533

back-turning1535

defect1540

revoltc1576

falling off1577

apostasy1578

tergiversation1583

declension1597

recreancy1602

starting1602

recreantness1611

recession1614

turncoating1624

recreancea1632

diffidation1640

withdrawment1640

tergiversating1654

turning1665

ratting1789

renegadism1823

turncoatery1841

defection1884

turncoatism1889

1577 J. Bishop Beautifull Blossomes xi. 51 Knowing by the falling off of the clothe, that it was his damme, for iust anger [he] killed his keeper.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxi. 415 Those legions, with whom I followed in chase as it were, even these very enimies, and whose falling off and refusing battaile, I take to be a confession of victorie.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. v. 47 Oh Hamlet, what a falling off was there.

1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick vi. iii. i. 14/2 Area, is the falling off of the Hair from certain parts of the Head.

1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 111. ⁋4 A Falling off from those Schemes of Thinking.

1765 M. Browne Causes that obstruct Progress of Reformation 21 The strength of the bearers of burdens was decayed, by the deaths, fallings off, declensions and coolings of this former reforming body.

1837 J. G. Whittier Barclay of Ury xv Hard to feel the stranger's scoff, Hard the old friend's falling off.

1882 Mind 7 248 Teleology was, in some respects, a falling-off from the rigid mechanicism first taught by the prae-Socratic schools.

1902 J. Startin Care of Skin & Hair 70 Amongst the most frequent causes of the premature falling-off of the hair in women are child-birth, fevers often attendant thereon, [etc.].

1974 Transcript (North Adams, Mass.) 14 Mar. 3/3 All of them have delusions about how they will die, and describe insects, drowning, and the falling off of heads with great animation and energy.

2007 GP Mag. (Nexis) 22 June 34 Falling off of the hair..requires a different and more soothing treatment.

2. spec. Decrease, diminution, deterioration. Frequently as a count noun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > declining or falling off

declinea1327

fadea1400

paira1400

declining1481

vading1570

fall1590

hield1599

languishment1617

decay1636

defalcation1649

decidence1655

fall-off1676

falling off1761

fallaway1879

downswing1922

1761 New & Gen. Biogr. Dict. II. 142 Some of those [notes and emendations] exhibited strong proofs of his masterly genius, yet in the main here was a great falling off.

1770 A. Young Course Exper. Agric. I. i. i. 173 I know not to what cause besides the season to attribute such a falling off from the success of the last year.

1802 T. Beddoes Hygëia II. vii Should it be accompanied by falling off in flesh.

1825 Times 31 Dec. 2/4 Expectations exist of a falling off in the Quarter's Revenue.

1838 W. L. Rham Outl. Flemish Husbandry xiii. 60 in Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) (1840) III A falling off of the milk is immediately noticed.

1928 Observer 17 June 26/3 If the core saturates there will at once be a falling-off in the quality of reception.

1953 B. Pym Jane & Prudence xviii. 169 ‘Oh.’ There was a slight falling-off of interest in Miss Doggett's tone.

2013 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Jan. We suffer because there is a falling off in demand for our exports.

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

单词	falling off
释义	falling offn. Brit. /ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈɒf/, U.S. /ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈɔf/, /ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈɑf/ Inflections: Plural fallings off, falling offs. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: falling n.¹, off adv. Etymology: < falling n.¹ + off adv., after to fall off at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. The action of to fall off at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1 (in various senses); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition rureOE ebbingc1200 fallc1225 declinea1327 downfallingc1330 downfalla1400 fall of mana1400 wanea1400 ruinc1405 wrack1426 inclinationc1450 declination1533 labefactation1535 ebb1555 falling off1577 declining1581 inclining1590 declension1604 downset1608 neck-breaka1658 overseta1658 lapsing1665 reducement1667 lapse1680 labefaction1792 downshift1839 subsidence1839 downgrade1857 downturn1858 downslide1889 downswing1922 turn-down1957 tail-off1975 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles recreandisea1425 declining1526 declination1533 back-turning1535 defect1540 revoltc1576 falling off1577 apostasy1578 tergiversation1583 declension1597 recreancy1602 starting1602 recreantness1611 recession1614 turncoating1624 recreancea1632 diffidation1640 withdrawment1640 tergiversating1654 turning1665 ratting1789 renegadism1823 turncoatery1841 defection1884 turncoatism1889 1577 J. Bishop Beautifull Blossomes xi. 51 Knowing by the falling off of the clothe, that it was his damme, for iust anger [he] killed his keeper. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxi. 415 Those legions, with whom I followed in chase as it were, even these very enimies, and whose falling off and refusing battaile, I take to be a confession of victorie. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. v. 47 Oh Hamlet, what a falling off was there. View more context for this quotation 1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick vi. iii. i. 14/2 Area, is the falling off of the Hair from certain parts of the Head. 1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 111. ⁋4 A Falling off from those Schemes of Thinking. 1765 M. Browne Causes that obstruct Progress of Reformation 21 The strength of the bearers of burdens was decayed, by the deaths, fallings off, declensions and coolings of this former reforming body. 1837 J. G. Whittier Barclay of Ury xv Hard to feel the stranger's scoff, Hard the old friend's falling off. 1882 Mind 7 248 Teleology was, in some respects, a falling-off from the rigid mechanicism first taught by the prae-Socratic schools. 1902 J. Startin Care of Skin & Hair 70 Amongst the most frequent causes of the premature falling-off of the hair in women are child-birth, fevers often attendant thereon, [etc.]. 1974 Transcript (North Adams, Mass.) 14 Mar. 3/3 All of them have delusions about how they will die, and describe insects, drowning, and the falling off of heads with great animation and energy. 2007 GP Mag. (Nexis) 22 June 34 Falling off of the hair..requires a different and more soothing treatment. 2. spec. Decrease, diminution, deterioration. Frequently as a count noun. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > declining or falling off declinea1327 fadea1400 paira1400 declining1481 vading1570 fall1590 hield1599 languishment1617 decay1636 defalcation1649 decidence1655 fall-off1676 falling off1761 fallaway1879 downswing1922 1761 New & Gen. Biogr. Dict. II. 142 Some of those [notes and emendations] exhibited strong proofs of his masterly genius, yet in the main here was a great falling off. 1770 A. Young Course Exper. Agric. I. i. i. 173 I know not to what cause besides the season to attribute such a falling off from the success of the last year. 1802 T. Beddoes Hygëia II. vii Should it be accompanied by falling off in flesh. 1825 Times 31 Dec. 2/4 Expectations exist of a falling off in the Quarter's Revenue. 1838 W. L. Rham Outl. Flemish Husbandry xiii. 60 in Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) (1840) III A falling off of the milk is immediately noticed. 1928 Observer 17 June 26/3 If the core saturates there will at once be a falling-off in the quality of reception. 1953 B. Pym Jane & Prudence xviii. 169 ‘Oh.’ There was a slight falling-off of interest in Miss Doggett's tone. 2013 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Jan. We suffer because there is a falling off in demand for our exports. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1577
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