implode
verb (used without object)
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
imploding
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present participleof implode.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He made his name in Brazil's first division with Cruzeiro, a huge club who - after a highly successful few years - were imploding under the weight of debts and off-the-field scandals.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The big question is whether there’s a risk of it suddenly imploding.
From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026
One way or another it will fall, either through toppling or imploding from within.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The boom in companies holding large stocks of cryptos has been a hot play this year, but that trade is now at risk of imploding and dragging down the rest of the sector with it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
All my anger had fled, imploding back into my chest, slipping down the event horizon of the churning supermassive black hole inside me.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
