- present participle of discharge.
discharging
Example Sentences
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A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
The reason for discharging the jury is not reportable and a new jury will be selected on Monday.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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
One day thirty ships arrived, thirteen of them from the West Indies, but no one was available to stop them from docking or discharging passengers.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
