evaporate
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
are evaporating
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present progressiveof evaporate.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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Summer jobs for teens are evaporating, as rising inflation and higher fuel prices squeeze the small businesses and restaurants that typically hire them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Questions over Japan’s defensive prowess are evaporating as Tokyo muscles up, notably in the maritime, missile and cyber domains, while fortifying its strategic southern islands.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
Instead of enjoying every minute of the weekend, many American workers, like Tynan and Zisa, describe being seized by anxiety, dread or simmering sadness because their precious days off are evaporating so quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
The demand has inundated local GPs, who say their supplies of vaccine doses are evaporating almost immediately.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2021
They know they never can be an independent nation; that folly has been dreamed out, and the fumes of the vision are evaporating.
From Canada and the Canadians Volume I by Richard Henry Bonnycastle
