slumping (over)

verb

Definition of slumping (over)next
present participle of slump (over)
as in wiping out

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  1. collapsing
  2. falling
  3. toppling
  4. slipping
Verb
  • Linda jumps into action, giving the tree a full-body hug to prevent it from collapsing on Drew.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the time of the forecasts, demand for OPEC oil was collapsing, making a prediction of near-term weakness seem unavoidable, but the presumption that price increases were inevitable generated an assumption that markets would revert to the ‘normal’ trend beyond the foreseeable future.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapsing
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  • To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
Verb
  • While toppling the old system was swift, overhauling it will take time — and the students and the technocrats now in charge may not have that luxury.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Syria recently faced a rebellion and fighters toppling former President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of toppling
Verb
  • Thanks to the film’s costume designer Arianne Phillips, the star is a total dead-ringer for Dylan on the big screen, slipping into his effortlessly-cool wardrobe of Levi’s flares, leather blazers, and silk shirts.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And becoming Mindy again, slipping into her incredible outfits, helped me too.
    Theresa Pichler, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of slipping
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