evaporate
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
is evaporating
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present progressiveof evaporate (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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The nightmare scenario is playing out in Los Angeles, where a century-old entertainment economy is evaporating with no signs of a turnaround on the horizon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Even as the climate warms, plants are becoming more efficient at transpiration, meaning more water is evaporating from the pores in their leaves.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
Rivers on Earth are abundant, in spite of climate change that is evaporating many water sources.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2023
Phoenix has homicidal heat in the summer and a water supply that is evaporating before our eyes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
His brother-in-law gave him a thousand dollars for miscellaneous traveling expenses and the money, which seemed so huge a sum when first he saw it, is evaporating faster than Salim can believe.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
