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    Erring
    /ˈəriNG/

    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"
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  3. 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. misrender. misstate. mistake. mistranscribe. mistranscription. nod.

  4. Erring definition: . See examples of ERRING used in a sentence.

  5. adjective. Definition of erring. as in errant. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. errant. unscrupulous. fallen. unprincipled. improper. incorrect. naughty. unseemly. unbecoming. indecent. indecorous. vulgar. condemned. miserable. lousy. execrable. wretched. dishonest. disallowed. barred.

  6. Definitions of 'erring' 1. straying from the right moral course or accepted standards. [...] 2. unfaithful. [...] More. Synonyms of 'erring' • offending, guilty, transgressive [...] More. Examples of 'erring' in a sentence.

  7. 4 days ago · 2 senses: 1. straying from the right moral course or accepted standards 2. unfaithful.... Click for more definitions.

  8. to make a mistake; be incorrect. to stray from the right course or accepted standards; sin. to act with bias, esp favourable bias: to err on the side of justice. Etymology: 14th Century: erren to wander, stray, from Old French errer, from Latin errāre.

  9. erring. adjective. These are words and phrases related to erring. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. ABERRANT. Synonyms. aberrant. straying. deviating. deviate. wandering. errant. devious. erratic. rambling. diverging. divergent. Antonym. direct. GUILTY. Synonyms. immoral. sinful. wrong. corrupt. offensive. guilty. criminal.

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