vanishing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of vanish. Use this form for an action happening now or as a noun for the act itself.

   The ship was vanishing into the fog as we stood on the dock.

   Vanishing into thin air is the oldest trick in the book.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Slowly fading away until nothing is left to see.

   Like a puddle in the hot sun that gets smaller and smaller until it is gone.

   The vanishing snow left muddy puddles all over the yard.

   We tried to photograph the vanishing rainbow before it faded.

   Similardwindling, diminishing, dying

   Oppositeincreasing, emerging

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