The Clue
Not doing well in a race (6 letter answer)
The Answer
FADING
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Notes
The answer FADING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
FADING as a noun:
1. (attenuation, fading) = weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
FADE as a verb:
1. (fade, melt) = become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
2. (fade, wither) = lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
3. (evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass) = disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
4. (languish, fade) = become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"