expelling (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *expelling*:
NOUN	process	expelling, discharge, emission	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

expelling > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspeh'lihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *expelling*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body.
Synonyms	discharge, emission
Narrower	ejaculation	The discharge of semen in males
	elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding	The bodily process of discharging waste matter
	menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow	The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
Broader	bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity	An organic process that takes place in the body
Spanish	eliminación, expulsión
Catalan	eliminació, expulsió
Verbs	expel	eliminate (a substance)

HyperDic: expelling