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adjective

Definition of dissipatingnext
as in wasting

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dissipating

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noun

as in squandering

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dissipating

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verb

present participle of dissipate
1
as in dispersing
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire

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2
as in spending
to use up carelessly dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures

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3
as in dissolving
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipating
  1. wasting
  2. dispersing
  3. spending
  4. dissolving
  5. wasteful
  6. losing
  7. disappearing
  8. profligate
Adjective
  • There’s a lipstick loop, a key leash (no more wasting time rummaging around on your doorstep), an RFID-blocking compartment for your wallet, and multiple zippered and quick-access interior pockets.
    Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • No more wasting time.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
Definition of wasting
Verb
  • However, at El Rosario Sanctuary, monarchs are behaving unpredictably, clustering later than usual and dispersing widely.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Powerful shear in the upper atmosphere can effectively rip a hurricane apart by dispersing warm air above the eye and allowing cooler, less energetic air to flow in.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of dispersing
Verb
  • As a result, the processor is spending more of its time sitting idle, waiting for data to be fetched from memory.
    John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, businesses have gone through a rollercoaster ride, continuously spending on marketing efforts that ultimately fail.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of spending
Verb
  • But over the course of the pair’s tour of Poland to visit their late grandmother’s ancestral home, Benji’s flippant manner keeps dissolving to reveal internal conflict and profound melancholy.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
  • These solvents are used for dissolving the organic materials that make up the solar cell.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissolving
Adjective
  • This knitwear brand doesn’t follow the traditional (often wasteful) fashion cycle, and instead continuously adds to an ongoing collection ideal for any season or aesthetic.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When there’s a void in responsibility, filmmaking can become a very exploitative, wasteful and even dangerous activity.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of wasteful
Verb
  • In cultures or social contexts where relationships are perceived as less fluid, distancing is less frequent, as the stakes of losing a connection are higher.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Supermarkets have been losing ground in recent decades to competition, and Kroger and Albertsons wanted to merge to better fight off Walmart and Amazon.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of losing
Verb
  • From repurposing parking lots to the specter of tariffs, disappearing pharmacies, and helping to ease the nation’s housing shortage, there are no lack of challenges and opportunities to be mulled over at this week’s ICSC New York convention.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some applications, like Signal, have the option of disappearing messages.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappearing
Adjective
  • Germans were angry, too, resentful at bankrolling other people’s profligate ways.
    Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
  • He would also be lashed, something else that doesn’t tend to happen to profligate auteurs in the West.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of profligate
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