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adjective

Definition of erringnext
as in errant

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verb

present participle of err
1
as in stumbling
to make a mistake we badly erred when we calculated the driving distance

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as in wandering
to commit an offense when we err, we must be willing to accept the consequences

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“Erring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erring. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.

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