disgorging
present participle ofdisgorge
disgorge
verb[T]
uk/dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/us/dɪsˈɡɔːrdʒ/literary
toreleaselargeamountsofliquid,gas, or othercontents:
Thepipewasfoundto be disgorgingdangerouschemicalsinto thesea.
literary
tosendmanypeopleout of aplaceorvehicleat the sametime:
Thedelayedcommutertraindisgorged hundreds ofangrypassengers.
formal
toforcesomething up from thestomachand out through themouth:
Flies disgorgedigestivefluidontotheirfoodtosoftenit up.
literary
tounwillinglyreleaseinformationormoney:
ThejudgehasforcedEXIP to disgorge $400,000 inillegalprofits.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- discharge
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leak
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
- waterborne
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Emitting and ejecting
Vomiting & feelings of sickness
Paying money
Revealing secrets & becoming known
Examplesofdisgorging
disgorging
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The problem of foreign coachesdisgorgingtheir travellers into the road is very serious and creates even more congestion.
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Furthermore, it pollutes the environment because traffic sits theredisgorgingfumes.
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One exploded but the other failed to do so,disgorgingits contents on the green.
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I do not want to criticize, but certain organizations have the control of the bulk of sleepers and do not likedisgorgingthem to the small travel agent.
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If the regulator were to lead to thedisgorgingof labour, it would not in areas of chronic labour shortage, but only in quite other areas altogether.
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The river is literallydisgorginginto the surrounding rivers and the sea thousands, if not millions, of gallons of water which is heavily polluted with iron and sulphur.
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Is it not the case that the people who are now running the privatised, former public sector industries aredisgorginglabour rapidly in order to buttress their own salaries?
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There are features that may be volcanic in origin,disgorgingwater mixed with ammonia onto the surface.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On backlabel are indicated number of bottles produced, month ofdisgorgingand dosage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is a zoomorphic sculpture of a monster with feline characteristicsdisgorginga small anthropomorphic figure from its mouth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Afterdisgorgingtheir passengers at the platform, the trains moved forward and reversed into a workshops siding to await the return journey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Once the sites are secured, troop ships begin landing anddisgorgingground forces.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Harataonga is a surf beach, with a meandering slow running creekdisgorgingthrough and over the sand at the northern end of the beach.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Following a period of aging the lees lasting for at least 12 months, the bottles undergo daily riddling to help settle out the yeast deposit ready fordisgorging.
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