expelling
part of speech
verb -ing form of expel (expel, expels, expelled, expelling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Expelling someone is officially making them leave a school, club or country because of bad behaviour. tree →
2) Expelling something is forcing it out, such as air from the lungs or gas from an engine. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school life, expelling a pupil is the most serious punishment, worse than being suspended or excluded for a few days. In science, the lungs are expelling air when you breathe out; a volcano is expelling lava and ash. In history, rulers expelled groups of people from countries. Phrases: «expelling air», «expelling a pupil», «expelling from the country».
examples
- The school is expelling him for bullying. tree →
- When you breathe out, you are expelling air from your lungs. tree →
- The volcano was expelling ash for days. tree →
- A rocket moves by expelling hot gas backwards. tree →
- The club is expelling members who cheat. tree →
- Whales blow by expelling air through their blowholes. tree →
note
Spelling: double l in expelled and expelling (expel → expelling). Noun: expulsion. In the UK, «excluded» is the official school word; «expelled» is common in speech.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «expelling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.