tank
noun
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
tanking
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present participleof tank.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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Hollywood was my tenant pool, and Hollywood was tanking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
For just about everyone in the blueberry business, though, it has been a knife fight, plagued by intellectual-property theft and tanking profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Advisers don’t see the recent bond selloff as a red flag indicating a tanking economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
This week: Situational Awareness—an A.I.-forward hedge fund led by a former wunderkind and OpenAI employee—was tanking fast until a rival fund stepped in.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
The stocks of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were tanking, and it was clear that nothing short of the U.S. government could save them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
