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Meanings of expelling in English

Portuguese
expulsão
Catalan
expulsió
Spanish
expulsión

Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body.

        expulsão
        Usage of expelling in English
        1
        France and Germany have already announced they are expelling the Syrian envoys.
        Reuters
        2
        His lungs were receiving and expelling air, although not without our help.
        The Hyperion Cantos
        3
        In 2014, Australia toughened immigration laws on expelling expats convicted of crimes.
        Radio NZ
        4
        He announced his intention of expelling the Spaniards forever from the country.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 15: 1568, part II
        5
        I nodded, and she began expelling expletives that didn't even make sense.
        Stand by your hitman
        6
        On December 8, a decree was issued expelling Jews from the universities.
        The Grey Book / A collection of protests against anti-semitism a...
        7
        No hostile force, as you well know, was capable of expelling us.
        Anabasis
        8
        Seeing this, Mavra's mind suddenly exploded, expelling the Ghiskind with unexpected force.
        Quest for the well of souls
        9
        It is also killing or expelling moderate Sunnis who reject the group.
        Reuters
        10
        Maureen took another deep breath, this time expelling it much more slowly.
        The ghost chronicles
        11
        Annette flopped onto her back, expelling grit from her eyes and mouth.
        The Naked God
        12
        More than 20 countries are expelling Russian envoys in solidarity with the UK.
        Radio NZ
        13
        The Litvinenko row led to London and Moscow expelling diplomats in July 2007.
        Reuters
        14
        Moscow refused and the UK responded by expelling four Russian diplomats.
        The Guardian
        15
        The case has escalated East-West tensions, with both sides expelling each other's diplomats.
        News.com.au
        16
        One fact above all else had struck him, that since expelling the British:
        Agent 6
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        Portuguese
        expulsão
        Expelling through the time
        Expelling across language varieties
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