slump
verb (used without object)
to drop or fall heavily; collapse.
were slumping
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past progressiveof slump.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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AstraZeneca shares were slumping while Bristol-Myers Squibb was jumping on Monday on reported deal talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
AstraZeneca shares were slumping while Bristol Myers Squibb was jumping on Monday on reported deal talks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Cryptocurrency stocks were slumping ahead of the opening bell as a brutal Bitcoin selloff raged on.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
The peripheral players became more important when Betts and Seager were slumping; they remain important because Cody Bellinger is still out with a fractured leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2021
They were slumping against the Perseus' central charging plant in attitudes of abject despair.
From The Sky Trap by Frank Belknap Long
