dispel
verb (used with object)
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate.
are dispelling
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present progressiveof dispel.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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Further, we are dispelling the tired myth that construction jobs are for those “who aren’t college material.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The vaccination numbers — which are likely to rise still further in the coming weeks — are dispelling the notion that a mass exodus of state employees could cripple government services.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
“We have upped the game, bringing it to the point, where any doubt that people might have that he is just being a lukewarm supporter, we are dispelling that.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2018
We are dispelling the nightmare of the materialism of a mailed Germany and of armed peace.
From Above the Battle by Romain Rolland
