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erring

/ˈɛɹɪŋ/

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What does erring mean?

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of err
  2. present participle and gerund of er

noun

  1. The act of one who errs; sin.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɛɹɪŋ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Hester Prynne, nevertheless, the loving mother of this one child, ran little risk of erring on the side of undue severity.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
“O, remain with us—the counsel of holy men will wean you from your erring law, and I will be a sister to you.”
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82
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“I mean,” said Barbicane in a decided tone, “I mean that our deviation is owing solely to our meeting with this erring body.”
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
A true friend will admonish his erring brother, and if the erring brother has any sense at all he will thank his friend.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
If God were always the sole object of our desire, we should the less easily be troubled by the erring judgment of our fancy.
à Kempis ThomasThe Imitation of ChristTranslated by William BenhamProject Gutenberg ebook #1653