- present participle of circuit.
circuiting
Example Sentences
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Warnings had not been heeded that damp ash conducts electricity, short circuiting power lines and substations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her thoughts spiraled: “Is he short circuiting? I thought…Is this a stroke?…Has he been drugged?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The explosion in Karachi was the result of short circuiting inside a room where the electric system is controlled, according to Nasir Aftab, who is deputy-inspector general for the city’s police.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Barbare spent much of her time circuiting the provinces, trying to help her feckless husband and then her hapless son salvage catastrophic careers.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
If we let the bobbins get smothered in oil, the insulating material on the wire will get rotted, and a short circuiting will probably take place.
From Wrinkles in Electric Lighting by Vincent Stephen
