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UK
/mˌælfˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ/
]
[ US /mæɫˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ/ ]
[ US /mæɫˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not performing or able to perform its regular function
a malfunctioning valve
How To Use malfunctioning In A Sentence
- Then, after a real fire, she chose to deep-fry her pork tenderloin, which didn't cook all the way through, thanks to more malfunctioning equipment, leading to her elimination. Top Chef's Carla: I Would've Sent Myself Home Too
- a malfunctioning valve
- The relative insignificance of malfunctioning signals is borne out by statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration.
- The only problem of note was a pair of malfunctioning dehumidifiers, which temporarily raised temperatures inside the laboratory to the low 80s, 10 degrees higher than desired.
- Cracked screens, broken casings and malfunctioning operating systems short-circuited by moisture damage or dust infiltration can cause massive headaches and turn an expensive device into a useless brick.
- Unfortunately I have to update the operating system regularly; and when every PHP application running on my computer and in needs of talking to a MySQL database started malfunctioning after the 10.4.4 update, I began to transform my disappointment in angriness. The wonderful world of Apple RSS « Scripting News Annex
- Some afflictions that are caused by an epigene that's turned off a gene when it should be on, or vice versa, have been "cured" by finding the malfunctioning epigene and replacing it with a better version. Prairiemary
- Rupert Murdoch said that our traditional model is 'malfunctioning' - a classic understatement," Montgomery told today's Adrian Monck
- I'm not sure whose sarcasm sensor is malfunctioning -- mine or yours. The commissioner's nose is growing (Jack Bog's Blog)
- They believe the monitor was simply malfunctioning, which is a common problem underground. NPR Topics: News