dissipate
verb (used with object)
to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
was dissipating
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past progressiveof dissipate.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 smile that Woods brought to the beginning of his news conference was dissipating.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
By then, the sellout crowd for the most highly anticipated game on the Wizards’ home schedule was dissipating, a tint of disappointment coating their faces as they departed to a rainy night.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2015
Southwest and was dissipating near the Arizona-New Mexico border.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2014
There is some evidence that the heavy interest in shorting the stock was dissipating, given the poor performance since it first sold shares in May.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2012
The mist was dissipating quickly, allowing the sun—in streaks and dazzling, abrupt splashes—to shine through.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
