discharge
verb (used with object)
to relieve of a charge or load; unload.
am discharging
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present progressiveof discharge (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am discharging my obligations, and before night I'll call on the rector and give him a check."
From An Arkansas Planter by Opie Percival Read
I hope he will mortify that talking member of his body for a few moments while I am discharging this necessary duty.
From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate
Wherefore you must see, I am sure, that in bringing the matter officially under notice, I am discharging a most necessary though painful duty.”
From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Bertram Mitford
Bernick: Do you think I am discharging you with a light heart?
From Pillars of Society by R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson) Sharp
I am discharging some duty every waking hour, and I rarely retire till after twelve.
From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
