succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
is succumbing
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present progressiveof succumb (3rd person singular).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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One is the practicality of the measure, which in theory is being dealt with by the EU but is succumbing to endless procrastination.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
Tabassum released a statement addressing the cancellation, writing that she was "shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice."
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024
There is tremendous reader interest in who exactly is succumbing to this.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2020
Beloved community leader Ginny, the woman who raised Elliot, is succumbing to cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2018
Rather would I succumb than disown this one thing; and verily, where there is succumbing and leaf-falling, lo, there doth Life sacrifice itself—for power!
From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
