giving off

verb

present participle of give off
as in emitting

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  1. emitting
  2. dripping
  3. venting
  4. discharging
  5. flowing
  6. trickling
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  • The grants would provide $100,000 to family farmers who turn their farm in two years from a CO2-emitting operation into a CO2-capturing operation.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike a conventional light-emitting display, E Ink’s technology reflects ambient light.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of emitting
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  • Amal, 48, opted for a liquid gold off-the-shoulder gown dripping in beaded fringe.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In a twist on tailoring, jackets dripping with fringe made their way down the runway at Monse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dripping
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  • Mahomes spent roughly a dozen seconds venting about a topic neither of them want to detail now, before Eric Bieniemy nodded his head.
    — Sam McDowell October 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kjærvik said calming exercises, social support, group discussion, or other aspects of a retreat are more likely to explain why participants might feel calmer afterward than venting.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of venting
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  • This is largely due to the complex chemical reactions that occur during charging and discharging.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pump station number 8 was put to work clearing stormwater from both neighborhoods and discharging it into the New River.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of discharging
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  • The administration may find other creative ways to get more diesel flowing to the market.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Money is instead flowing into safer corners of the market such as healthcare and consumer staples, such as Club name Kimberly-Clark .
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowing
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  • The core readings showed that skyrocketing fuel prices, particularly diesel, are trickling down.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Nick Lardis is trickling down the lineup, Byram hasn’t produced enough power-play opportunities, and the forwards outside of the Cole Smith, Ryan Greene and Jordan Greenway line have not been consistent.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickling
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