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adjective

as in sinking

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slumping

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verb

present participle of slump
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as in slouching

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as in skidding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumping
  1. dipping
  2. slouching
  3. skidding
  4. sagging
  5. waning
  6. drooping
  7. struggling
  8. declining
Adjective
  • Available in 5-piece, 8-piece, 15-piece and 30-piece order sizes, the nuggets come in mini-buckets along with Jollibee’s signature gravy or one of five dipping sauces.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Most locations feature a selection of about 15 ice cream flavors stored in a dipping cabinet, including classics and seasonal options like banana pudding, cookies and cream, key lime pie and red velvet.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Definition of dipping
Verb
  • Designed to prevent slouching, this cushion has a proprietary shape that fits the contour of your back.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Adults are borrowing the idea to counter hours of sitting and slouching.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of slouching
Verb
  • Trent Grisham homered twice and hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning as the New York Yankees erased an early deficit and pulled away for a 10-5 victory over the skidding Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The car toppled a large oak tree and stopped skidding near Hills and Dales Road.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of skidding
Verb
  • Either of the Serie A strikers would boost the sagging Five Stripes (3-12-3) for the rest of the MLS schedule.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That decline is one of the biological drivers behind sagging, loss of bounce and deeper lines.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sagging
Verb
  • After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Hannah Einbinder) for resurrection.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The second leg of the Triple Crown has recently had its woes as waning interest and a decaying Pimlico Race Course have contributed to a decline in the run over the Maryland dirt just two weeks after the Derby.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of waning
Verb
  • Do this for all faded, brown, or drooping blooms on the shrub.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On June 15, Andy and Ruben’s mom, Chantal, returned home from walking the dog to find their son on the bathroom floor, shaking, with the left side of his face drooping.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of drooping
Verb
  • One professor is struggling with funding cuts and getting grants for his students to research one of the oldest long-term studies in the world.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Who’s struggling in the workroom by the end of the first day?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • Farage did not give a victory speech after declining to attend the declaration, claiming police had warned of a campaign to disrupt it.
    — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Is the town’s population growing or declining, and by how much?
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of declining
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