- present participle of collapse.
collapsing
Example Sentences
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Wherever you look in “Digger,” the world is collapsing: Ceilings spring leaks, coffee makers explode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
During the earliest stage of solar system formation, the collapsing cloud of gas and dust may have generated a plasma containing charged particles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Farfetch narrowly avoided collapsing before it was sold to a South Korean company in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But it did publish a statement in May, saying the wall of its compound was "collapsing because of the ginkgo's roots".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She held her breath, hoping that the cups of water at the edges of the well would weigh the cloth down, letting it take the weight of the key without collapsing into the well.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
