shunt
verb (used with object)
to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way.
shunting
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present participleof shunt.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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At this World Cup, they did everything to put the ball in his vicinity, while he stalked around, shunting his way into space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the meantime, she said, shunting well-liked leaders will sink morale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
That process would not only exert enormous mechanical stresses on the magnets, it would also require safely shunting tens of gigawatts of power in and out of them with exquisite efficiency, Gourlay says.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2024
The National Railway Museum, which owns the Flying Scotsman, said the shunting incident involved its locomotive and Royal Scotsman train carriages.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023
They waved at him, but had no chance to speak to him because the mass of people around them was shunting them away along the platform.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
