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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

  • 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
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