weak ending

American  

noun

Prosody.

1. a verse ending in which the metrical stress falls on a word or syllable that would not be stressed in natural utterance, as a preposition, the object of which is carried over to the next line.

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Etymology

Origin of weak ending

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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weak ending

It’s a weak ending for what is, in places, a strong book.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2014

One might sum up the Stepmother as a weak ending to a strong beginning.

From Balzac by Lawton, Frederick

Brazilian German verbs are commonly formed by adding a weak ending, '-en' or '-ieren' to the Portuguese stem, e.g.,

From The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect by Schappelle, Benjamin Franklin

She finds this story—an unusual story, rather badly written, with a very weak ending.

From Betty Wales, Sophomore by Warde, Margaret

OES that seem a weak ending to a powerful beginning?

From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry