disintegrate
verb (used without object)
to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
are disintegrating
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present progressiveof disintegrate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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She suggests Hawaiʻi's location in the center of the Pacific Ocean, tropical climate, and lack of recycling centers can exacerbate how these plastics are disintegrating or breaking down.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023
The sea is taking its toll on the wreck, microbes are eating away at it and parts are disintegrating.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
Today, the haunting remains are under a different kind of attack: Due to climate change and heavy rainfall, the mud ruins are disintegrating.
From Fox News ● Jan. 21, 2020
U.S. shores are disintegrating as higher seas, stronger storms and runaway development trigger an epidemic of erosion and flood damage.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 2, 2019
The fear ever turns up again—this circumstance must be emphasized—at periods when the existing social conditions are disintegrating and breaking down.
From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon
