disarm
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
is disarming
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present progressiveof disarm (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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His smile is disarming, but his ideas are armed to the teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
Her voice is disarming and pillowy, couching sentences with “if it’s all right with you”, “if you’re comfortable” and “take your time”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2019
The humor is disarming, as her humor has always been, but not disarming enough to mask a basic fact of her identity: Before she was “Dr. Ruth,” she was a German-Jewish refugee.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2018
His sense of humor is disarming, as he pivots from comical to solemn in a split-second.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2017
No such meaning can be attached to Chardin’s picture, which is disarming in its simplicity.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
