Fans were falling all over themselves trying to get the basketball star's autograph. The pie was falling apart as I served it. She began to fall apart when her son was imprisoned. The slower hikers fell behind the group. He fell behind in his car payments. He fell for her the moment he saw her.
To cut down (a tree); fell. n. 1. The act or an instance of falling. 2. A sudden drop from a relatively erect to a less erect position. 3. a. Something that has fallen: a fall of snow.
Falling is a normal experience for young children, but falling from a significant height or onto a hard surface can be dangerous. Falling is the action of a person or animal losing stability and ending up in a lower position, often on the ground.
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun falling, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Present participle of fall. That falls or fall. Falling leaves. Falling prices. The action of the verb to fall. When Dorothy recovered her senses they were still falling, but not so fast.