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expulsing

expulsing is the present participle and gerund of expulse.

Meaning of expulse

Verb

expulse (third-person singular simple present expulses, present participle expulsing, simple past and past participle expulsed)

  1. (obsolete) To expel, usually by means of violence.
    • Robert le Bruce re-enters Scotland, whence he had been by Edward the First expuls'd, inverting all the English Institutions, that had so lately setled the Peace and subjection of the Kingdomc. 1620s, Elizabeth Cary [misattributed to Henry Cary], The History Of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II. […] , London: A.G. and F. P., published 1680, page 14

Questions about expulsing

What is expulsing the present participle and gerund of?
Expulsing is the present participle and gerund of expulse.

Words near expulsing in the dictionary

  1. expulse
  2. expulsed
  3. expulser
  4. expulsers
  5. expulses
  6. expulsing
  7. expulsion
  8. expulsionary
  9. expulsionism
  10. expulsionist
  11. expulsionists

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