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• present participle of purge.

purging

American  

[pur-jing] / ˈpɜr dʒɪŋ /

adjective

1. having a clearing, emptying, or purifying effect.

   Her fears of death have passed like a cloud, absorbed in the purging sunlight of clear poetry.

2. having to do with deliberate or induced vomiting or evacuation of the bowels: These purging drugs have an excellent safety record.

   Many physical conditions result from the purging aspect of bulimia, including electrolyte imbalances, gastrointestinal problems, and dental issues.

   These purging drugs have an excellent safety record.

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noun

1. the action of clearing, emptying, or purifying.

   It may require a lot of focused work involving the purging of old habits and harsh self-judgment.

   The drugs have been used clinically in the purging of T-cells or tumor cells from bone marrow before transplantation.

2. the act of removing or expelling people who are considered disloyal or otherwise unwanted from an organization, political party, nation, etc..

   The judge has granted a temporary injunction stopping the purging of voter registration rolls.

   The rebels’ key negotiating point was the purging of the armed forces as a first condition.

3. deliberate or induced vomiting or evacuation of the bowels: The medication affects the salivary glands, tear ducts, intestines, and bowels, and can cause violent purging.

   Binge eating can also occur on its own without the purging that occurs with bulimia.

   The medication affects the salivary glands, tear ducts, intestines, and bowels, and can cause violent purging.

Etymology

Origin of purging

First recorded in 1350–1400; purg(e) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; purg(e) ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses

Example Sentences

Purging my old tweets felt like a tiny contribution toward a slightly better internet, but the biggest reason I wanted to get rid of them was personal.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

Purging libraries of books without a proper process and input from librarians, teachers and a range of community members is wrong.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2022

Not really Purging it up, so much as running around going “Nyah nyah nyah!” like an unpoliced child.

From The Verge • Jul. 3, 2018

Purging retired cells from the body has been shown to undo the ravages of old age in a study that raises the prospect of new life-extending treatments .

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017

Purging is absolutely necessary to carry off the stagnant Bile, which is generally the first Cause of the violent Degrees of this Distemper.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)