urinating
present participle ofurinate
urinate
verb[I]
uk/ˈjʊə.rɪ.neɪt/us/ˈjʊr.ɪ.neɪt/topassurinefrom thebody
Synonyms
peeinformal
piddleinformal
weeUKinformal
Animal physiology: urine & urinating
- accident
- bathroom
- be caught/taken shortidiom
- diuretic
- excrete
- excretion
- go to the bathroomidiom
- leak
- micturition
- pass
- pass wateridiom
- short
- tinkle
- tumulus
- uric
- urinate
- water
- waterworks
- wee
- wetyourpantsidiom
Examplesofurinating
urinating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Urinatingor defecating in public places increasingly became an aestheticized experience for which a man was required to pay an attendant.
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After six months, she was vomiting andurinatingblood daily.
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He confronted a youth who wasurinatingon the street and who had obviously had a good night out drinking.
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There need not be any evidence that those who are sick andurinatingin the closes are the people who frequent the pubs.
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The people who have to deal with the parties have to watch the fights in the street, peopleurinating, car loads coming and going.
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We have heard a constantly repeated range of complaints about peopleurinatingin the streets, swearing, drinking and taking drugs.
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One young woman wrote to me to describe how she witnessed a young man from a hostelurinatingfrom the second-floor window on to street.
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It is an argument for stopping peopleurinatingwhere they should not do so and having more adequate police supervision.
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They will be taught the new disciplines and social habits, which will be essential to them, such as the need for men to sit whenurinating.
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When they venture to look out of their windows they find—as happens throughout the day—young hooligansurinatingin their front gardens, exposing themselves, and so on.
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People wereurinatingall over the place.
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The merchant hastily formed a search party that scoured all corners of the city until the boy was found happilyurinatingin a small garden.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many species of canids, including hoary foxes, cape foxes, and golden jackals, use a raised-leg posture whenurinating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Personal hygiene products that aid women inurinatingwhile standing up are not new.
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