caving (in)

verb

Definition of caving (in)next
present participle of cave (in)
1
as in collapsing
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the wall caved in when a tree fell on it

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2
as in succumbing
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) I caved in to my bibliomania and bought two more books last week

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caving (in)
  1. collapsing
  2. succumbing
  3. going out
  4. giving in
  5. going
  6. submitting
  7. crumpling
  8. tumbling
Verb
  • There is more attention paid to buildings collapsing than to the actual people being harmed.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The fire broke out on June 17, burning for more than a week and collapsing the 500,000-square-foot facility.
    — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of collapsing
Verb
  • So far there’s no sign of that, and time is running out, although to its credit the EU, with its Industrial Accelerator Act, wants urgent action to save local automakers from succumbing to ballooning Chinese sales.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • His father was by his side for the rise, but his father never saw this fight happen, succumbing to his failing lungs.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of succumbing
Verb
  • Days later, they were photographed going out to dinner in downtown Manhattan on July 14.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • But the new season isn’t going out without some new additions, including Jeff Daniels, Reneé Rapp, Jesse Williams, Sean Hayes, Lizzy Caplan, and more.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Definition of going out
Verb
  • In the short term, giving in to whining or a demand made during a tantrum can feel like the easier solution.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 19 July 2026
  • In 1997, as Sanders was reckoning with his father’s pain, Glass was giving in to hers.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Definition of giving in
Verb
  • To keep the business going, the family has increasingly turned to restoring old bells, often with the help of modern technologies.
    — Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • The plush foam footbed and deep heel cup feel even better than going barefoot, cradling my feet with every step.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Election officials say July 30 was the highest turnout day so far for early in-person voting, with 15,965 voters submitting ballots.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • According to a source at HBO, there wasn’t much consideration given to submitting A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as a comedy.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of submitting
Verb
  • Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Moses Moody scored 23 points before crumpling to the floor with an apparently serious left knee injury late in overtime as the Golden State Warriors beat Dallas 137-131 on Monday night, extending the Mavericks' home losing streak to 12 games, their longest in 32 years.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of crumpling
Verb
  • But the market has been biased toward peace, tumbling 9% or more over single- or multi-day stretches eight times over the same stretch.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Minihausens tried to built a human ladder to take the money, but Dominik Mysterio sent them tumbling down.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumbling
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