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collapsing

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kəˈlæps/
    • /kəˈlæps/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kəˈlæps/

Definition of collapsing word

  • noun collapsing Present participle of collapse. 1

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Parts of speech for Collapsing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

collapsing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

collapsing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for collapsing

noun collapsing

  • subsidence — to sink to a low or lower level.
  • subsiding — to sink to a low or lower level.

adverb collapsing

  • on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.

adjective collapsing

  • fagged — to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
  • pooped — fatigued; exhausted: I'm too pooped to go shopping today.
  • all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
  • crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.

Top questions with collapsing

  • what prevents the trachea from collapsing?
  • what keeps the trachea from collapsing?

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