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dispersing

UK
/dɪsˈpɜːsɪŋ/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrsɪŋ/

Translations

dispersingadjective
more dispersing
Comp.
most dispersing
Super.
UK
/dɪsˈpɜːsɪŋ/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrsɪŋ/
dispersifQui tend à disperser ou à se disperser.
The dispersing effect of the medicine helped reduce pressure.
L'effet dispersif du médicament a aidé à réduire la pression.
Additional translations
dispersantEmploi plus technique ou scientifique.
Synonyms
broadcasting
scattered
diffusing
dispersive
disseminating
diffusive
spreading
scattering
dispersingnoun
UK
/dɪˈspɜːsɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈspɜrsɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun referring to the act or process of scattering.
The dispersing of seeds by the wind helps plants colonise new ground.
La dispersion des graines par le vent aide les plantes à coloniser de nouveaux terrains.
Additional translations
éparpillementPlus concret ou plus littéraire ; moins courant que « dispersion ».
Synonyms
dissipation
dispersal
dispersion
dissemination
scattering
diffusion
distribution
spread
disbanding
disperseverb

dispersing

Gerund

dispersed
Past Simple
dispersed
Past Participle
dispersing
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈpɜːs/
US
/dɪsˈpɜrs/
se disperserEmploi pronominal pour un groupe, un nuage, une foule.
The fog began to disperse as the sun rose.
Le brouillard a commencé à se disperser au lever du soleil.
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
La police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser la foule.
Additional translations
disséminerSurtout pour des graines, des particules ou des éléments fins.
Synonyms
diffuse
spread
distribute
scatter
dissipate
separate
disseminate
Antonyms
assemble
gather

Definitions

dispersingadjective
Tending to spread or scatter in different directions.
The dispersing crowd made it difficult to find my friends after the concert.
dispersingnoun
The act or process of scattering or distributing something over an area.
The dispersing of seeds by the wind helps plants colonise new ground.
disperseverb
To distribute or spread over a wide area.
The wind helped to disperse the seeds across the field.
To cause (a group of people or animals) to break up and move off in different directions; to scatter.
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
To break up and scatter in different directions.
The fog began to disperse as the sun rose.
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