disperse
verb (used with object)
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.
was dispersing
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past progressiveof disperse.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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The National Endowment for the Arts, established by Congress in 1965, was dispersing large sums all over the country.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
I found Heller and Vogt again as the crowd was dispersing.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 13, 2019
Between 1960 and 1980, economic activity was dispersing across regions, reducing spatial inequality.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2019
The huddle was dispersing when Mr. Rabil piped up.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2010
His wound was healing, his pain was dispersing; his Self had merged into unity.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
