Word

fade, v.
(faded, fades, fading)
freq. cnt. 14

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

fade melt

sample sentences

"The scene begins to fade"
"The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

disappear gradually
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

blow over evanesce fade fleet pass pass off

sample sentences

"The pain eventually passed off"

verb frames

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Something is ----ing PP

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verb frames

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verb frames

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verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

evanescent evanescence

semantic pointers

hypernym

disappear, vanish, go away

lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

fade wither

sample sentences

"Her bloom was fading"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

disappear, vanish, go away

become feeble
<verb.body>

fade languish

sample sentences

"The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

deteriorate, devolve, drop, degenerate