dissolve
verb (used with object)
to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution.
dissolving
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present participleof dissolve.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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PCE is a synthetic, colorless liquid that is especially effective at dissolving grease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
But you draw closer and those forms seem to flow like melting wax, as if the universe itself were dissolving before your eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
One is a sharp mountain piercing the sky, with stormcloud round the peak dissolving never, not in the brightest summer, to show heaven’s azure there, nor in the fall.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
