shunting

"The sudden noise shunted me forward in my chair. "

"Because of budget cuts, the library was shunting new book purchases to the bottom of its priority list. "

"to shunt a galvanometer"

"The overloaded server was shunting less frequently used files to the hard drive to free up space for active users. "

"The electrician was shunting the current around the broken wire to keep the lights on temporarily. "

"The railway workers were shunting the empty carriages onto a different track to make room for the incoming passenger train. "

"While pulling into the driveway, I accidentally shunted the neighbor's car, leaving a small scratch on its bumper. "

"The doctor is shunting blood away from the damaged kidney to protect it. "

"The teacher was shunting the chatty students away from the group project to allow the others to focus. "

"The electrician explained that the shunting of the old light switch created a parallel circuit, allowing the new dimmer switch to control the brightness. "

"The loud clanging during the shunting at the train yard woke up the neighborhood. "

"The small trading firm profited through shunting, buying apples cheaply at the farmer's market downtown and immediately selling them at a higher price to the grocery store uptown, exploiting the temporary price difference. "