Definition of "detonating" [det•o•na•ting]

• Present participle of detonate. (verb)

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• "Legal experts have called the case a law enforcement triumph but said Shahzad's near-success in detonating the device should serve as a warning to federal officials, who failed to detect the plot."
• "He probably suspects another person besides Timothy McVeigh was involved in detonating or transporting the bomb, and was probably driving another vehicle."
• "He allegedly discussed with them the idea of detonating a nuclear or radiological bomb in the United States."