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ˈtoppling, ppl. a.
[f. topple v. + -ing2.]
That topples.
1. Overhanging or leaning as if about to fall.
1804J. Grahame Sabbath 259 Back from the toppling edge his fancy shrinks. 1817Byron Manfred i. ii. 74 Ye toppling crags of ice! Ye avalanches, whom a breath draws down. 1883Symonds Ital. Byways v. 83 The storm-clouds..climbing the heavens with toppling castle towers.
2. Falling headlong (lit. and fig.).
1812H. & J. Smith Rej. Addr., Archit. Atoms xvi, Jill..Head over heels begins his toppling track. 1884Browning Ferishtah, Pillar at Sebzevar 14 Gain, to-day, Was toppling loss to-morrow. |