Evanesce (Verb)
Meaning
Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- As the sun rose higher, the mist began to evanesce into the air.
- The faint scent of perfume she wore seemed to evanesce with each passing minute.
- The sound of children's laughter in the park began to evanesce into the silence of the evening.
- The pain was intense at first but eventually started to evanesce as the medication took effect.
- The ghostly figure appeared to evanesce into thin air before the eyes of the stunned onlookers.