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disappearing act

disappearing act noun: a sudden disappearance; the act of leaving unexpectedly.

Noun

disappearing act (plural disappearing acts)

  1. A sudden disappearance; the act of leaving unexpectedly.
    • He suggested that we do a disappearing act some morning as soon as we got to the woods and he would make sure that the alarm would not be given […]1982, William Repka, Dangerous Patriots: Canada's Unknown Prisoners of War
    • Onions do a disappearing act as they cook, shrinking about 80 percent of their volume.2001, Richard Azzolini, There's a Chef in Your Freezer

Forms of disappearing act

pluraldisappearing acts

Questions about disappearing act

What does disappearing act mean?
Disappearing act means a sudden disappearance; the act of leaving unexpectedly.
What part of speech is disappearing act?
Disappearing act is a noun.
What is the plural of disappearing act?
The plural of disappearing act is disappearing acts.

Words near disappearing act in the dictionary

  1. disappearess
  2. disappearesses
  3. disappearest
  4. disappeareth
  5. disappearing
  6. disappearing act
  7. disappearing acts
  8. disappearing bed
  9. disappearing beds
  10. disappearing carriage
  11. disappearing carriages

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