- present participle of buckle.
buckling
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of buckling
C20: from German Bückling
Example Sentences
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Video from inside the building shows the buckling beam.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ukraine's energy network, already pummelled by Russian attacks over more than four years of war, was buckling under the high temperatures on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
They show riders from children to young people on a night out stepping into Waymos and buckling up, along with shots of Waymos swerving to avoid accidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
Somehow I was up in the front seat of the plane, buckling myself in with trembling hands.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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