The puppet wiggles, slumps and then collapses. Suddenly, he slumps over in his chair and falls to the ground. Once home, he slumps onto his bed and falls into a deep sleep. This industry flourished for nearly two centuries, albeit with periodic booms and slumps. These submarine slumps can generate disastrous tsunamis. His production during these three years declined, and he went through several prolonged slumps. Several times throughout the season, Ripken endured batting slumps. Much of this erosion occurs as the weakened banks fail in large slumps. He slumps in agony and shock, his face reddening. Other ground effects included downslope movement, slumps, and ground cracks. O slumps back into the chair and starts rocking. Alice slumps into a chair and is suddenly woken up by her Mother. Tadzio beckons the author, but he slumps in his chair. The flanks of volcanoes commonly exhibit shallow gravity slumps, faults and associated folds. First the patient slumps forward, rounding the shoulders.