What part of speech is lapsing?

Lapsing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. lapsing is a verb, gerund of lapse (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does lapsing mean?

Definitions

Verb

lapse - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
lapse - end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"
lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership"
lapse - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed"
lapse - pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"

Noun

lapsing - a failure to maintain a higher state

Examples of lapsing

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1. noun A lapse of three weeks between letters.
Sentence  
noun
A lapse of three weeks between letters.

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