dissipating 1 of 3

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
  • Safety-net programs Programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) will continue dispersing aid during a shutdown.
    Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Try making your own candles, or dispersing the scent with essential oils or a stovetop simmer pot.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispersing
Verb
  • With the smallest businesses — a key target market for Xero — typically spending nearly half their time on administrative tasks, this is clearly something to be taken seriously.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That $17 million tab includes spending on road, sewer and water improvements to make the site available for other development.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of spending
Verb
  • With 395 dissolving micropoints per patch, the microneedle technology delivers active ingredients directly to the source of hyperpigmentation, boosting their effectiveness.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Dec. 2024
  • By dissolving its cap, the mushroom ensures that its spores can drip down and spread to the greatest lengths possible.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissolving
Adjective
  • Losers House Speaker Mike Johnson: The Louisiana Republican is facing fierce backlash and threats to his speakership next Congress over what hard-line conservatives characterize as wasteful pork barrel spending.
    Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But the incoming Trump administration has declared the tax credits wasteful spending, making their fate uncertain.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of wasteful
Verb
  • Last year around this time, the mood was much different in Detroit, as the Pistons were mired in a 25-game losing streak en route to what would become the longest single-season losing skid in NBA history.
    Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Woods tandem finished in second place in the event, losing in a playoff to Bernhard and Jason Langer.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of losing
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  • The disappearing chat feature is part of a Google Workspace suite that is accessible to about 26,000 employees and has been available in some form since the early 2010s, when the city began contracting with Google for email and other services, Magos said.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The investigation was the result of an agreement between the city and a community group, the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which found out about the disappearing messages in the course of litigation involving the construction of a home in Mount Washington.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappearing
Adjective
  • Tiny shampoo bottles are no longer seen as cute freebies by many travelers but as profligate waste when refillable larger containers make more environmental sense.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Americans have long been among the world’s most profligate tippers.
    Virginia Postrel, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2024
Definition of profligate
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