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collapsing

verb
Saykuh-LAPS-ing/kəˈlæpsɪŋ/

1 meaning of collapsing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of collapse. Use this form for something falling down now, or to name the action of falling down.

    The old barn was collapsing after years of neglect.

    We watched the sandcastle slowly collapsing into the sea.

    Note

collapsing is a form of collapse

collapse, verb: To break apart and fall down all at once. Full entry

Forms
collapsecollapses he/she/itcollapsing -ing formcollapsed past tense, past participle
Spelling
collapse → collapsing: drop the e, add -ing

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