dissolving

verbmelt from solid to liquid; mix in
verbdisappear, disintegrate
verbannul, discontinue

Synonyms for dissolving

verb melt from solid to liquid; mix in

Antonyms for dissolving

Word Origin & History

late 14c. (transitive and intransitive) "to break up" (of material substances), from Latin dissolvere "to loosen up, break apart," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + solvere "to loose, loosen" (see solve). Meaning "to disband" (an assembly) is early 15c. Related: Dissolved; dissolving.

Example Sentences for dissolving

The electric lights were dissolving in the gray alembic of the dawn.

The mob was dissolving into thin smoke, and the horizon was shrinking.

He dared not stir, for all the world seemed to be dissolving into chaos.

To go to one and boldly open it she must; yet her tissues were dissolving, her eyes dim.

To effect this, I see no way so practicable as dissolving the confederacy.

Or, instead of dissolving the Gelatine in water, use strong coffee.

If a storm arises, the whole creation seems to be dissolving.

This will effervesce during the time the acid is dissolving the zinc.

The State indeed was dissolving, but the individual was evolving.

She had become melting, as if her sadness were dissolving into caresses.

dissolving

Synonyms for dissolving

Antonyms for dissolving

destruction

fermentation

liquidation

obliteration

ruination

dissolving

Synonyms for dissolving

Antonyms for dissolving

More words related to dissolving

cancellation

destruction

fermentation

liquidation

obliteration

ruination