disintegrate
verb (used without object)
to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
disintegrating
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present participleof disintegrate.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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A new paper looking at the chemical reactions between water and disintegrating plastic offers a potential hypothesis for how microplastics might make us sick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Structures made out of bed sheets and clothing—assembled by displaced Palestinians who haven’t received a proper tent—are disintegrating in the heavy rains and winds, leaving many out in the cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
The story of her disintegrating marriage to fellow writer Murray Bail makes for a slow burn of suspense and readerly alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Columbia was unable to withstand the fiery re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, disintegrating as the world watched on in horror.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Even as he fell, he was disintegrating, turning back into dust, his essence returning to Tartarus.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
