cave
noun
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
are caving
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present progressiveof cave.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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“What is frightening is how many people in responsible positions are caving into every demand that is made, repeating any kind of nonsense that you’re supposed to repeat,” Mr. Sowell said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2020
The agency has passed buildings where ceilings are caving in and the heat won’t kick on in frigid winter months as old boiler systems give out.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2018
“A lot of people have to deal with the feeling that their worlds are caving in,” Owens told a reporter during his season playing in Allen.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2018
He worries they are caving to pressure from fishermen who see crab and shrimp stocks failing.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2017
Some of the roofs are caving in and some of them look charred, as if they were once on fire.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
