vaporize
verb (used with object)
to cause to change into vapor.
is vaporizing
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present progressiveof vaporize (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 polluted water oozing out of Chiquita Canyon contains cancer-causing benzene and other chemicals, which environmental regulators fear is vaporizing and drifting into nearby communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Inflation keeps rising, stocks keep falling, a war rages in Europe, and the budding market for cryptocurrencies and other digital confections is vaporizing by the day.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
