erring

American  

[ur-ing, er-] / ˈɜr ɪŋ, ˈɛr- /

adjective

1. going astray; in error; wrong.

2. sinning.

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Other Word Forms

• erringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of erring

1300–50; Middle English; replacing Middle English errand. See err, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Pushing off before the lights go out results in heavy penalties or even disqualification and that led to many of the sliders erring on the side of caution with some hesitant starts.

From BBC

However, during the meeting some members of the governing council said there “could be a case for erring on the dovish side.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“We should be erring on the side of doing too much, not doing too little.”

From MarketWatch

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team were erring on the side of caution in their handling of Wembanyama's calf problem.

From Barron's

"His recovery is probably a little bit slower than we thought but we're always erring on the side of caution," said Key.

From BBC