Failing has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I think the big mistake in education is trying to teach children by using fear as the basic motivation: fear of failing an exam, fear of failing a grade and not staying with your class, etc. On the other hand, interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a Chinese factory explosion to a firecracker. | |
| 2. | My memory is failing. | |
| 3. | Failing the examination means waiting for another year. | |
| 4. | The car failing to start, we went by bus. | |
| 5. | His failing the test is no laughing matter. | |
| 6. | His eyesight is failing. | |
| 7. | His powers are failing. | |
| 8. | He wishes to resign on the grounds that his health is failing. | |
| 9. | He entered the university after failing the examination twice. | |
| 10. | In 1880, the Irish boycotted a landowner, Captain C.C. Boycott, for failing to lower rents. |