1. giving in to pressure, temptation, or a superior force; yielding
Usage: present participle of succumb
2. dying from illness or injury
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.