dismount
verb (used without object)
to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
dismounting
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present participleof dismount.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The key stunt in the franchise’s seventh installment involves Cruise driving a motorcycle off the edge of a cliff, dismounting and parachuting into a Norwegian valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
“You can give yourselves a hand,” shouted Olfa Mazouz, dismounting on the sidewalk.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
When President Biden fell while dismounting from his bike to greet reporters and visitors near his vacation home, Trump …
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
After dismounting from their horses due to the rugged terrain, they encountered three migrants and took them into custody as a fourth migrant started running downhill into a canyon.
From Fox News ● Feb. 23, 2022
All around him other people were dismounting from brooms and, in two cases, skeletal, black winged horses.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
