Discharging

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process by which something is discharged.

    "From the magnificent ejaculation of the Waimangu geyser, to the tiniest of gaseous emissions, descriptions of the thermal reserve were rife with dischargings, bubblings and stinkings, quiverings and palpitations, orifices and protuberances."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of discharge form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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secretion

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"They should be discharging him from hospital soon."

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