disconnect
verb (used with object)
to sever or interrupt the connection of or between; detach.
was disconnecting
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past progressiveof disconnect.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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Bob was disconnecting the Tocco, days ahead of schedule.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2017
And again the answer was no, with concern for their 5-year-old daughter’s safety overriding fears that Ms. Miquelon was disconnecting from her religion.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2011
As an earnest of that intent, the government eased press censorship and announced it was disconnecting the taps on no fewer than 11,000 telephones.
From Time Magazine Archive
