Translation of "mittebant" into English

third-person plural imperfect active indicative of mittō "they were sending, they were causing to go" "they were letting go, they were releasing, they were discharging" "they were throwing, they were hurling, they were casting, they were launching" "they were sending out, they were emitting" "they were uttering a sound" "they were dismissing, they were disregarding" "they were putting an end to"