disintegrate
verb (used without object)
to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
was disintegrating
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past progressiveof disintegrate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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SpaceX confirmed with the agency that Starship was disintegrating 15 minutes after that, according to the documents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been reported missing, and many homes have been completely flattened.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
I felt that everything I loved was disintegrating, and I was heartbroken in a way that mimicked physical illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
It’s about a shocking degree of ineptitude and grift from the people in charge, who lavished one another with enormous bonuses while the business they led was disintegrating last year.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2024
The old road was disintegrating, split, weed- sprung.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
