1. spreading or scattering widely in different directions
Usage: present participle of disperse

1. having the quality of spreading or scattering something
Usage: often used in technical contexts

Examples

• The police were dispersing the crowd after the concert ended.
• Wind is dispersing the seeds across the field.
• The protesters began dispersing when it started to rain.
• Light dispersing through a prism creates a rainbow.
• The dispersing agent helps mix oil and water.
• Smoke was dispersing slowly in the still air.
• The dispersing lens spreads the laser beam wider.