Definitions for erring

erring err·ing

Spelling: [ur-ing, er-]
IPA: /ˈɜr ɪŋ, ˈɛr-/

Erring is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in erring (eginrr).

Definitions for erring

adjective

  1. going astray; in error; wrong.
  2. sinning.

verb (used without object)

  1. to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
  2. to go astray morally; sin:
  3. Archaic. to deviate from the true course, aim, or purpose.

Origin of erring

1300-50; Middle English; replacing Middle English errand. See err, -ing2

Examples for erring

He was ashamed to be there—ashamed to meet the desolate and, as he believed, erring sister.

And you are also aware that the erring act which is done without knowledge is done in ignorance.

All his affection for his erring brother was uppermost, all his sympathy and pity.

Man contemplating the heavens is to regulate his erring life according to them.

From this I quote the following, which is by no means the most erring and most poisonous of their shafts.

Still, Nutella seems highly aware of the importance of erring on the side of niche.

They were erring men whom suffering had made blind to right and wrong.

With nothing to trust, Spaniards are erring on the side of suspicion.

This is far too soft, but Woodward can be forgiven for erring on the side of caution.

May he not be worthier, at all events, than this soured temper and erring heart?

Word Value for erring
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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