- present participle of discharge.
discharging
Example Sentences
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France's main energy provider also shut down two nuclear reactors on Thursday as an environmental protection measure to avoid discharging too much hot water into already warming rivers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
It unloaded some of its cargo last month and appeared to be discharging the rest at a berth in Long Beach on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Four of the offences included discharging higher-than-permitted levels of cyanide into the Manchester Ship Canal, a nearby river and a local brook.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
To be sure, there are also plenty of cases in which federal courts have instead dismissed state prosecutions on the grounds that the federal officers were properly discharging their federal duties.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2026
Two piers down, a Volantene river galley was discharging soldiers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
