- present participle of disintegrate.
disintegrating
Example Sentences
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They stored the item in water to keep it from disintegrating, marked down exactly where in the shipwreck it was found and placed it in a locked case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its eyrie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
"You know your health is disintegrating in front of you and there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop it, apart from being told to just take the contraceptive pill so you don't have periods."
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
It is on its fourth cheese supplier, and still is trying to figure out how to keep the cheese from disintegrating while the shell waits for fillings like ground beef and yet-more cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
He walked up his steps, sat on his disintegrating stoop, and bowed his head as if in prayer.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
