vanish
verb (used without object)
to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.
vanishing
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present participleof vanish.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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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured a remarkable celestial sight: Earth briefly vanishing behind Phobos in the evening sky of Mars.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Glaciers are leaving geologic time and are vanishing in the span of a human lifetime, which is unprecedented,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Araki’s screenplay, written alongside his “Now Apocalypse” series co-writer Karley Sciortino, hops back and forth between the time before Erika’s vanishing and immediately after.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Our fifth prime minister in four years takes office shortly, a role with vanishing little job security of late.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The frenzied fairies mobbed him again, and he lost his grip on the side, vanishing in another pulsing succession of colored flashes.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
