dissipating

Definitions

The process of gradually disappearing, fading, or becoming less intense.

The act of squandering or wasting money, energy, or resources.

Examples

The thick morning fog was slowly dissipating as the sun rose higher in the sky.

He felt his anger dissipating once he realized it was all just a simple misunderstanding.

The crowd began dissipating shortly after the concert ended and the lights came on.

Synonyms

vanishing evaporating dissolving fading dispersing scattering wasting

Antonyms

accumulating gathering collecting concentrating increasing preserving saving