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noun

Faulting n. (Geol.) The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced.

verb

Fault v. t. (past & past part. faulted; pres. part. faulting)

To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame. (Obs.) "For that I will not fault thee."

(Geol.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted.

Fault v. i. To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong. (Obs.) "If after Samuel's death the people had asked of God a king, they had not faulted."

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"Faulting" Quotes from Famous Books

... own. On this, sage Aesop gives a tale or two, As in my verses I propose to do. A field in common share A partridge and a hare, And live in peaceful state, Till, woeful to relate! The hunters' mingled cry Compels the hare to fly. He hurries to his fort, And spoils almost the sport By faulting every hound That yelps upon the ground. At last his reeking heat Betrays his snug retreat. Old Tray, with philosophic nose, Snuffs carefully, and grows So certain, that he cries, 'The hare is here; bow wow!' And veteran Ranger now,— The dog that never lies,— 'The hare is gone,' ...

— The Fables of La Fontaine - A New Edition, With Notes • Jean de La Fontaine