discharge
verb (used with object)
to relieve of a charge or load; unload.
was discharging
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past progressiveof discharge.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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NRW said the pollution was discharging from an underground surface water drainage system, but the amount of fuel had reduced significantly.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Parish’s control room monitors demonstrate in real time the difference a scrubber can make: The unit that has one was discharging 272 pounds of sulfur dioxide per hour from the 500-foot smokestacks.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2018
When policed interviewed Todd Palin, he was bleeding from multiple cuts to his head, and one ear was discharging liquid, documents say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2017
As of Tuesday, the tanker Beryl was discharging gasoline from Amsterdam, following the tanker Navig8 Strength, which unloaded diesel on Monday.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2017
Two piers down, a Volantene river galley was discharging soldiers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
