vanish
verb (used without object)
to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.
had been vanishing
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past perfect progressiveof vanish.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The veterans of the old party had been vanishing rapidly from the scene; name succeeded name quickly on our death-roll.
From John Redmond's Last Years by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
