disappear
verb (used without object)
to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
is disappearing
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present progressiveof disappear (3rd person singular).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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Scientists led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography are warning that oxygen is disappearing rapidly from oceans and freshwater systems, potentially pushing the planet into an "unsafe space."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The divide where lower income households were priced out of affording EVs is "disappearing", he added.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
But that summertime snow bank on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada is disappearing early, and fast — dropping to 38% of average for mid-March statewide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
The logo-obsessed Chinese consumer who powered a decade of luxury growth is disappearing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
‘Sometimes and quite suddenly, a giant is disappearing and nobody is ever knowing where he goes to. But mostly us giants is simply going on and on like whiffsy time-twiddlers.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
