buckling

/ ˈbʌklɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for a bloater

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckling¹

C20: from German Bückling

Example Sentences

Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.

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Treasurys sparked alarm that the bond market might finally be buckling under the pressure of outsize U.S. borrowing.

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They are more engaging with the media, and when under pressure on the field have held their nerve rather than buckling.

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Previously, they had earned a reputation for buckling under pressure.

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Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.

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Related Words

• submission 
• yielding