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Faulting
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fawlting
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Simple meaning
What does Faulting mean?
Blaming or creating rock faults.
Dictionary definition
Blaming or criticizing; also the movement that creates cracks or faults in rock.
Example sentences
Faulting in a sentence
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Faulting the plan without helping was not useful.
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The geology lesson showed faulting in the rock layer.
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Faulting can describe criticism or the earth movement that breaks rock along faults.
Synonyms
Words like Faulting
criticizingPointing out flaws or mistakes.
faultRelated word that supports the meaning of faulting.
Antonyms
Opposite words
praisingSpeaking with approval.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to faulting, depending on context.
Word family
Faulting word family
Base word
faulting
noun
faultings
More than one faulting.
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Practice 1
What does faulting mean?
Faulting means blaming or creating rock faults.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to faulting?
Criticizing is close in meaning to faulting in the right context.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of faulting?
Praising contrasts with faulting.
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