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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Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz was swept to power last year, shunting aside nearly a generation of socialist rule in this landlocked country and winning friends in the Trump administration for his pro-market views.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
In the meantime, she said, shunting well-liked leaders will sink morale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
It has repeatedly shut plaintiffs out of court entirely by shunting them into forced arbitration.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 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
On this metal- covered plain several trains are shunting slowly back and forth.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
