collapse
verb (used without object)
to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly.
collapsing
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present participleof collapse.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Carla Cressy worked as a model from the age of five until she was 17, but she kept collapsing on shoots and retrained as a self-employed beauty therapist.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
That does not mean demand is collapsing, or that these stocks will always move together.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Mangled drill towers and collapsing offshore platforms are visible as far as the eye can see.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In a space of a few short weeks, he had shrunk, literally collapsing around his lungs as they became the entire focus of his being.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
