tank
noun
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
is tanking
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present progressiveof tank (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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“For some reason, the league goes, ‘Oh, Utah is tanking because they got rid of Donovan and Rudy and Bogdanovic,’” Nuggets coach Michael Malone recently said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
Experts believe contagion is the concern now - banks won't lend if they believe the sector is tanking.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2022
Hospitals are running low on basic supplies, schools are closed, the economy is tanking, and many of us are anxious out of our minds.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2020
But now engagement is tanking and so LinkedIn is dressing up a growth hack in the language of social progress.
From The Verge ● Oct. 1, 2019
Across the first 18 innings of this weekend, it is hard to tell which team is tanking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2018
