succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
am succumbing
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present progressiveof succumb (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But it is an honorable defeat—it is hard work to which I am succumbing.
From Andreas Hofer by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
I am fully conscious that I am succumbing to influences over which I have no control.
From Hunger by Hamsun, Knut
