were dissipating
- past progressive of dissipate.
Example Sentences
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Southwest on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnight, but there were no deaths reported in the United States and fears of widespread damage were dissipating.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023
As of around 12:15 p.m., all lanes of I-66 had reopened, and delays were dissipating.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
Dark clouds that had brought small amounts of rain were dissipating, replaced by a clearing sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2021
It was high time to check his excesses and renounce those pursuits which were dissipating his reserve of strength!
From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
His artistic labours and his art invention were dissipating the grey matter of his brain.
From The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography by Murray, David Christie
