Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    erring
    /ˈəːrɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong: "the strictest possible action should be taken against the erring officials"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishERRING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Err is the present participle of err, which means to make a mistake or to do something wrong. Learn how to use err in sentences and idioms, and see synonyms and related words.

    • Balls

      BALLS definition: 1. a rude word for testicles: 2. a rude...

    • Err

      to make a mistake or to do something wrong: He erred in...

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › erringERRING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Erring definition: going astray; in error; wrong.. See examples of ERRING used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishERRING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Erring means going astray, in error, or wrong, or straying from the right moral course or accepted standards. See examples, synonyms, and word origin of erring.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › erringErring Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Err is a verb that means to make a mistake or to violate a standard of conduct. It comes from the Latin word errare, meaning "to stray, wander." See synonyms, examples, and word history of err.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryERRING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    err. verb [ I ] formal uk / ɜː r/ us / ɝː / / er /. to make a mistake or to do something wrong: He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making mistakes. balls. balls (something) up.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishERR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make a mistake or to do something wrong: He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making mistakes. balls (something) up. blunderingly. bodge. making. misdiagnose. misdiagnosis. misdirection. misremember. misrender. misstate. mistake. mistranscribe. stumblingly.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › erringErring - definition of erring by The Free Dictionary

    Errring means to make an error or misjudgment, or to commit an act that is wrong. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of errring in this online dictionary.