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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Sidewalks are caving in as dirt beneath washes away.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2019
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
