collapsingn.
/kəˈlapsɪŋ/ The action of collapse v.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > breaking down or collapsing
collapsing1789
collapse1833
the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [noun] > action or fact of putting or being out of shape > as result of strain
racking1739
collapsing1789
collapse1833
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > collapsing
fallOE
ruinc1405
collapsiona1619
effusion1726
collapsing1789
collapse1833
the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > reduced vitality
depression1803
collapsing1855
peak and pine1868
devitalization1871
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > becoming
swooningc1290
languishingc1384
droopingc1400
fainting1601
flagging1611
sinking1625
jading1641
collapsing1855
crocking1928
1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 25 The..cause of the collapsing of the sensitive plant.
1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. ix. 601 The collapsing into rest, of a superhuman being, after vigorous exertion.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
collapsingadj.
/kəˈlapsɪŋ/ That collapses: made so as to collapse, collapsible.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > folded up or rolled up > able to be
voluble1662
roll-up1748
turn-up1767
shut-up1799
collapsible1843
telescoping1873
collapsing1884
packaway1892
foldaway1960
1884 Daily News 27 Sept. 5/3 A collapsing boat of canvas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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