(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone ~s somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk.
He ~ed to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table...
VERB: V prep/adv
2.
If something such as a market or government is ~ing, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely.
The property market is ~ing.
...further criticism of the ~ing government.
VERB: V, V-ing