verb
- giving in to pressure, temptation, or a superior force; yielding
- dying from illness or injury
Usage: present participle of succumb
Usage: present participle of succumb; formal
Examples
- She was succumbing to the pressure from her peers.
- The patient is succumbing to the disease despite treatment.
- He found himself succumbing to temptation at the dessert table.
- The old building is succumbing to years of neglect.
- Many small businesses are succumbing to economic hardship.
- The soldiers were succumbing to exhaustion after the long march.