What part of speech is dissolving?

Dissolving can be categorized as a verb and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dissolving is a verb, gerund of dissolve (infinitive).
  • 2. dissolving is a noun, singular of dissolvings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does dissolving mean?

Definitions

Verb

dissolve - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
dissolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
dissolve - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
dissolve - pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
dissolve - become weaker; "The sound faded out"
dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
dissolve - come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
dissolve - stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"

Noun

dissolving - the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"

Examples of dissolving

#   Sentence  
1. noun The dissolving of salt in water.
2. verb Once more she looked at the prince, with her eyes already dimmed by death, then dashed overboard and fell, her body dissolving into foam.
3. verb The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water.
4. verb Dissolve a shot or a picture.
5. verb Sugar will dissolve in a glass of water quickly.
6. verb Dissolve sugar in hot water.
7. verb Just dissolve the tablet in a glass of water and drink.
8. verb Dissolve the tablet in a glass of water.
9. verb This volume of ethanol cannot completely dissolve 0.5 g of the white solid.
10. verb Dissolve the baking powder in 1 tbsp water.
11. verb Dissolve the powder in a bucket of warm water.
12. verb Simply dissolve the pill in water and drink.
13. verb I don't dissolve them in acid.
14. verb Don't worry about this. It's just a bad memory that will dissolve with the first rays of sunlight.
15. verb Fadil brought enough acid to dissolve Layla's body.
16. verb Layla can't bear to see her family dissolve before her.
Sentence  
noun
The dissolving of salt in water.
verb
Once more she looked at the prince, with her eyes already dimmed by death, then dashed overboard and fell, her body dissolving into foam.
The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water.
Dissolve a shot or a picture.
Sugar will dissolve in a glass of water quickly.
Dissolve sugar in hot water.
Just dissolve the tablet in a glass of water and drink.
Dissolve the tablet in a glass of water.
This volume of ethanol cannot completely dissolve 0.5 g of the white solid.
Dissolve the baking powder in 1 tbsp water.
Dissolve the powder in a bucket of warm water.
Simply dissolve the pill in water and drink.
I don't dissolve them in acid.
Don't worry about this. It's just a bad memory that will dissolve with the first rays of sunlight.
Fadil brought enough acid to dissolve Layla's body.
Layla can't bear to see her family dissolve before her.

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