excrete
verb (used with object)
to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
is excreting
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present progressiveof excrete (3rd 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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This occurs when there is a serious disturbance of sugar metabolism so that the patient who consumes large amounts of starch and sugar is excreting most of it.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
