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Faffing
- unknown - having to fiddle to achieve a result as in: “faffing “
- To indulge in useless activity (British English)
- wasting time
Fagging
- verb - act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
- work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Failing
- verb -
- a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
- be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"
- be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
- become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"
- below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
- disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
- fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
- fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" <
Fairing
- verb - join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Falding
- - A frieze or rough-napped cloth.
Falling
- verb - assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
- be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
- be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
- be cast down; "his eyes fell"
- be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
- be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes"
- begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
- come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
- come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
- come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
- come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
- coming down f
Fanning
- verb - agitate the air
- make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
- separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
- strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
Farcing
- verb - fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
Farming
- verb - agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
- be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"
- collect fees or profits
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
- relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
- the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Farting
- verb - a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
- expel intestinal gases through the anus