- present participle of dissolve.
dissolving
Example Sentences
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One critic observed that Ray Bradbury writes about “dreams turning out true, truth dissolving into dreams.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Elon Musk is dissolving his artificial-intelligence company, xAI.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
The cavern collapsed, and she felt herself dissolving into shadow.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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