diffuse
verb (used with object)
to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
diffuses
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present tense formof diffuse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The physical act of twirling noodles while discussing something as monumental as coming out diffuses the tension just enough for honesty to survive.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
“Staying in the boat diffuses the anger in the room,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Because methane diffuses slowly from the shale, the scientists said regulatory requirements should be implemented to provide long-term monitoring of methane emissions from abandoned shale gas wells.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Dunst diffuses the moment by adopting an exaggerated Valley girl sing-song, “I basically fell in love with Cailee and I was like, ‘She’s the best, you need to work with her.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
The square of sunshine moves, diffuses, grows faint yellow.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
