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"failings" has 2 syllables: fail-ings. It rhymes with tailings and mailings, if that helps it stick.
noun
“His worst failing is his temper.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Failings" has 2 syllables: fail · ings.
Failings: Weakness; defect
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