Vanishing
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a sudden disappearance from sight wordnet
- 2 a sudden or mysterious disappearance wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of vanish form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That vanishes. not-comparable
"Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff."
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More examples"How is it that otherwise reasonable people come to believe that this same roof, that practically vanishing commodity, is freely obtainable just by packing up and going to another country?"
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