Meanings
erring1
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of err
nounerring (plural errings)
plural errings
- The act of one who errs; sin.
[…] these errings and strayings are here, according to the language of Scripture, compared to those of sheep, and lost sheep.
1837, Matthew Hole, John Allen Giles, Practical discourses on the liturgy of the Church of England, page 116
erring2
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of er
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecapable of making an error
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APA
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Chicago
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