dispersing
dispersing is the present participle and gerund of disperse.
Meaning of disperse
Verb
disperse (third-person singular simple present disperses, present participle dispersing, simple past and past participle dispersed)
- To scatter in different directions.
- The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
- To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
- Synonyms:
- destroy, annihilate, aerosolize, atomize, benothing, bewreck, blot out, blotto, dash, decompose
- To disseminate.
- To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
- To distribute throughout.
Words formed from dispersing
Questions about dispersing
- What is dispersing the present participle and gerund of?
- Dispersing is the present participle and gerund of disperse.
Words near dispersing in the dictionary
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