Expelling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

force to leave or move out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈɛlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈɛlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈɛlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈɛlɪŋ/.

Examples

the discharge of pus
He was expelled from his native country
The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rout out throw out exhaust rout discharge drum out eject expel boot out release kick out emission oust

Parts of Speech

noun	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body “the discharge of pus”
verb	force to leave or move out “He was expelled from his native country”
verb	remove from a position or office “The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds”
verb	cause to flee “rout out the fighters from their caves”
verb	eliminate (a substance) “combustion products are exhausted in the engine”

Word Forms

discharge	verb	eliminate (a substance)
expel	verb	eliminate (a substance)
expulsion	noun	the act of forcing out someone or something
ouster	noun	a person who ousts or supplants someone else
ousting	noun	the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
discharge	noun	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
expelling	noun	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
ejection	noun	the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
release	noun	a process that liberates or discharges something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vertreiben

einer von mehreren körperlichen Prozessen, durch die Substanzen aus dem Körper ausgeschieden werden

🇫🇷French

expulser

l'un des nombreux processus corporels par lesquels des substances sortent du corps

🇪🇸Spanish

expulsando

Cualquiera de varios procesos corporales mediante los cuales las sustancias salen del cuerpo.

🇮🇹Italian

espellere

uno qualsiasi dei numerosi processi corporei attraverso i quali le sostanze escono dal corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

verdrijven

een van de verschillende lichaamsprocessen waarbij stoffen het lichaam verlaten

🇵🇹Portuguese

expulsando

qualquer um dos vários processos corporais pelos quais as substâncias saem do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

изгнание

любой из нескольких телесных процессов, посредством которых вещества выходят из организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निष्कासित

कई शारीरिक प्रक्रियाओं में से कोई एक जिसके द्वारा पदार्थ शरीर से बाहर निकल जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বহিষ্কার

বিভিন্ন শারীরিক প্রক্রিয়ার যে কোনো একটি যার মাধ্যমে পদার্থ শরীর থেকে বেরিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்றும்

உடலில் இருந்து பொருட்கள் வெளியேறும் பல உடல் செயல்முறைகளில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్కరించడం

శరీరం నుండి పదార్థాలు బయటకు వెళ్ళే అనేక శారీరక ప్రక్రియలలో ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्कासित करणे

अनेक शारीरिक प्रक्रियांपैकी कोणतीही प्रक्रिया ज्याद्वारे पदार्थ शरीराबाहेर जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાંકી કાઢવું

કેટલીક શારીરિક પ્રક્રિયાઓમાંથી કોઈપણ કે જેના દ્વારા પદાર્થો શરીરમાંથી બહાર જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹಾಕುವುದು

ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಹೊರಹೋಗುವ ಹಲವಾರು ದೈಹಿಕ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറത്താക്കുന്നു

ശരീരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പദാർത്ഥങ്ങൾ പുറത്തേക്ക് പോകുന്ന നിരവധി ശാരീരിക പ്രക്രിയകളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣਾ

ਕਈ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکالنا

متعدد جسمانی عملوں میں سے کوئی بھی جس کے ذریعے مادے جسم سے باہر جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驱逐

物质排出体外的几种身体过程中的任何一种

🇯🇵Japanese

追放する

物質が体外に排出されるいくつかの身体プロセスの総称

🇰🇷Korean

추방

물질이 몸 밖으로 나가는 여러 가지 신체 과정 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trục xuất

bất kỳ quá trình cơ thể nào mà các chất đi ra khỏi cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ไล่ออก

กระบวนการต่างๆ ของร่างกายซึ่งสารต่างๆ ออกจากร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengusir

salah satu dari beberapa proses tubuh dimana zat keluar dari tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapatalsik

alinman sa ilang mga proseso ng katawan kung saan lumalabas ang mga sangkap sa katawan

🇲🇾Malay

mengusir

mana-mana daripada beberapa proses badan yang mana bahan keluar dari badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرد

أي من العمليات الجسدية العديدة التي تخرج من خلالها المواد من الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

اخراج کردن

هر یک از چندین فرآیند بدن که توسط آن مواد از بدن خارج می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

kovma

maddelerin vücuttan dışarı çıktığı çeşitli bedensel işlemlerden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מגרש

כל אחד מכמה תהליכים גופניים שבהם חומרים יוצאים מהגוף

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