- present participle of bottom.
bottoming
Britishnoun
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Its value peaked near $200 billion in 2021, then collapsed along with vaccine sales, bottoming at about $10 billion last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
After that appearance, prices fell another 6% before bottoming about a month later.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
That was the highest ratio since 2007, after which they were underfunded for 16 years straight, bottoming at about 77% funded in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was dry too, he said, with relative humidity bottoming out at 12% that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Everything’s fine, Mom,” I said, my stomach bottoming out: We were about to have a family argument right here in front of God and everybody.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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