buckling

/ ˈbʌklɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for a bloater

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckling¹

C20: from German Bückling

Example Sentences

The vessel also had an acoustic monitoring device - essentially mics fixed to the sub listening for signs it was buckling or breaking.

From BBC

With the return of potable water more than a month away, we are buckling in for the long haul, accepting the time spent waiting in line or driving to get drinking water and the hassle of boiling water for household use for the foreseeable future.

From Slate

The mother of seven children, aged 10 months to 16, said she often fears buckling under the weight of the economy.

From BBC

"We are living at odds with the natural world - and it is buckling under the pressure of our actions," he said, in a video message played at a Campaign for Nature event at the General Assembly of the United Nations, in New York.

From BBC

The vessel also had an acoustic monitoring device - essentially mics fixed to the sub listening for signs it was buckling or breaking.

From BBC

Related Words

• submission
• yielding