dissolve
verb (used with object)
to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution.
is dissolving
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present progressiveof dissolve (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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Elon Musk is dissolving his artificial-intelligence company, xAI.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
“The conference is dissolving, but I will never forget what it means to be a Dawg and the history and people this great conference has created.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
Antonio’s mom is sick and their long-held friend group is dissolving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
In our own Dickian dystopia we don't know if we're being gaslit by a human being or a machine because the boundary between the two is dissolving.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023
I feel as if my body is dissolving and I am being drawn up and up, like thinning mist, into a vast emptying space.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
