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malfunctioning

[ UK /mˌælfˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ/ ]
[ US /mæɫˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not performing or able to perform its regular function
    a malfunctioning valve

How To Use malfunctioning In A Sentence

  • Having replaced my malfunctioning key word with an unsensible diet, compulsive exercise, and moderate vomiting, the pounds had finally begun to drop off. The Worst Years of Your Life
  • The Rangers captain struggles to disguise disgust with himself when he misplaces a pass and can look disdainfully in the direction of malfunctioning teammates too.
  • A damaged or malfunctioning pituitary gland may not produce enough hormones for normal growth.
  • There are too many constituent parts of this team that are malfunctioning.
  • I contend that an ecosystem that after the extermination of one of its most active predatory species not only continued to maintain its other species’ populations but ultimately saw them increase exponentially is hardly a malfunctioning ecosystem. Wolves Kill 23 Lambs In Oregon
  • The moon came up four hours ago, huge and the colour of a malfunctioning striplight on an office ceiling.
  • Margaret's English spelling was atrocious, the handwriting not quite legible, sentences ungrammatical, disconnected or incomplete - a condition attributed to dyslexia or malfunctioning of the brain.
  • The system also provides a full set of alarms if the system is malfunctioning.
  • The track opens with a series of agitated sci-fi effects, homely robot tones that later segue into what sounds like the malfunctioning calliope of a downtrodden circus.
  • My father had been wounded by a malfunctioning crane while serving with the Corps of Engineers.
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