faulting

/ˈfɔltɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of fault; criticizing or finding mistakes.
    • He was faulting the plan without offering any better ideas.
    • She is always faulting her teammates for small errors.
    • Stop faulting yourself for things that went wrong.
noun
  1. The process of cracking and shifting in the Earth's crust, creating faults.
    • The earthquake was caused by recent faulting along the plate boundary.
    • Faulting in the region has created a series of valleys and ridges.
    • Geologists study faulting to understand how mountains are formed.
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