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Adjective: erring  ehr-ing or ur-ring [N. Amer], ur-ring [Brit]
  1. Capable of making an error
    "all men are erring";
    - error-prone
Verb: err  ehr or ur [N. Amer], ur [Brit]
  1. To make a mistake or be incorrect
    - mistake, slip
     
  2. Wander from a direct course or at random
    "The child erred from the path and her parents lost sight of her";
    - stray, drift

See also: fallible, trip up

Type of: go, locomote, move, travel

Encyclopedia: Err, Pyrénées-Orientales

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