- present participle of succumb.
succumbing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Donald Trump trades stocks at a confounding rate, Everlane is reportedly sold to Shein, and online media is succumbing to bots.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
But succumbing to the siren song of salt, I left my packed lunch at home to give it a whirl and find out what regularly eating too much salt is doing to our health.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
That job belongs to our military chaplains who must help our troops cope with the ugly realities of war without succumbing to the culture of death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"The more we can improve peoples' diets, the more we may be able to protect people from succumbing to disease."
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Even now, stripped of their opulence, crowded into two-bedroom apartments in Hialeah and Little Havana, the Puente women clung to their rituals as they did their engraved silverware, succumbing to a cloying nostalgia.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
![]()