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present participle of discharge.

discharging

ADJECTIVE

pouring

Synonyms

STRONG

draining flooding flowing gushing raining running rushing showering spilling spouting spurting

WEAK

rainy

NOUN

acquittal

Synonyms

STRONG

absolution amnesty clearance deliverance discharge dismissal exculpation exemption exoneration freeing liberation pardon release reprieve vindication

WEAK

acquitting dismissing letting off releasing relief from

Antonyms

STRONG

employment hiring hold retention

WEAK

blame censure conviction denunciation doom sentence

NOUN

excretion

Synonyms

STRONG

defecation discharge ejection elimination evacuation expelling expulsion exudation leaving perspiration secretion sweating urination voiding

WEAK

ejecting

Antonyms

WEAK

accretion eating receiving

NOUN

freeing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loosening

STRONG

clearing deliverance delivery disentangling extrication liberation loosing manumission pardoning releasing reprieve rescuing restoration salvation saving unbinding unchaining unlocking untying

WEAK

granting freedom setting free unfettering

NOUN

fulfillment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achievement attainment contentment gratification perfection realization

STRONG

arete consummation contentedness discharge end implementation kick

WEAK

carrying through carrying-out crowning effecting just the ticket kicks observance you got it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dissatisfaction failure forfeit

WEAK

disappointment frustration unfulfillment

NOUN

materialization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attainment fruition realization

STRONG

achievement consummation contentedness contentment culmination discharge end gratification implementation kick perfection

WEAK

carrying through carrying-out crowning effecting just the ticket kicks observance you got it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure

STRONG

beginning commencement dissatisfaction opening start

NOUN

shooting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

firing gunfire

STRONG

blasting gunning

WEAK

pulling the trigger

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

And unlike Michael Drejka, she brandished her gun without discharging it.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

DC Water violated the Clean Water Act, which prohibits discharging pollutants into navigable waters, the lawsuit in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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

Garfield's wound continued discharging "healthy pus" through a drainage tube, which the Bliss team interpreted as a sign of healing.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

discharging

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