separating
verb (present participle)UK /ˈsep.ər.eɪ.tɪŋ/
US /ˈsep.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/
Pulling things apart so they are not together anymore.
She is separating the white socks from the colored ones.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Keeping two people or groups away from each other.
The teacher is separating the noisy kids.
3. Sorting things into different groups.
We are separating the recycling into paper and plastic.
4. When a married couple stops living together.
They are separating after ten years of marriage.