disappearing
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present participleof disappear.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
disappearverb (used without object)to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
Example Sentences
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The National Trust said Nant Ffrancon, a valley in Eryri National Park, was facing "serious ecological decline" with some species in danger of disappearing altogether, including the mountain blackbird and the mountain finch.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Festivals and fairs crowd the calendar through summer and fall, thinning out but never disappearing entirely once the weather turns cold.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The last argument for renting is that you pay only for the hours you use, and those idle hours are disappearing as more of the work runs through AI.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Spiegel has said he thinks smartglasses are better than phones, because they allow users to interact with the physical world and remain present rather than disappearing into personal screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
If the moon didn’t eat soon, it’d risk fading away completely, but from what Jack had seen, it never learned, disappearing from view at least once a month.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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