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evanescing

evanescing is the present participle and gerund of evanesce.

Meaning of evanesce

Verb

evanesce (third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)

  1. (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
    • All his cares evanesced.
  2. (intransitive) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid

Questions about evanescing

What is evanescing the present participle and gerund of?
Evanescing is the present participle and gerund of evanesce.

Words near evanescing in the dictionary

  1. evanescencies
  2. evanescency
  3. evanescent
  4. evanescently
  5. evanesces
  6. evanescing
  7. evangalistic
  8. evangel
  9. evangelaria
  10. evangelaries
  11. evangelarium

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