Collapsing has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | This building is on the verge of collapsing. | |
| 2. | This house runs the risk of collapsing. | |
| 3. | This isn't just a simple defeat: I lost the balance I have maintained for my whole life and now absolutely everything is collapsing. | |
| 4. | According to legend, the French composer Alkan was killed by a collapsing bookcase when he tried to reach for the Talmud, a holy Jewish book, in the study in his house. | |
| 5. | Tom said he felt weird just before collapsing on the floor. | |
| 6. | Tom said he felt perfectly fine just before collapsing on the floor. | |
| 7. | After nearly collapsing, the U.S. auto industry has added nearly 250,000 jobs—the fastest pace of job growth in more than a decade. | |
| 8. | The famous Tower of Pisa is now so seriously off plumb that Italy is taking special measures to keep it from collapsing. | |
| 9. | The summit caldera is also collapsing, causing large temblors almost daily. | |
| 10. | Is Algeria on the verge of collapsing? |