give off

verb

Definition of give offnext
as in to emit

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Recent Examples of give off The matte black paint that covers the exterior of the building, once a Nike office complex, does not give off a cozy vibe, either. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Freshness Manufacturing supplements in an oxygen-free environment ensures that omega-3 products won’t give off fishy burps and that all the supplements taste great. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Authorities have not identified the substance, but some of the poison sites give off a striking odor of diesel fuel. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The mood the girls give off feels like their bold generation of girly pop, which also gives off this youthful, confident charm. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for give off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give off
  1. emit
  2. vent
  3. drip
  4. flow
  5. discharge
  6. trickle
Verb
  • Many of these materials are made from oil, which emits pollutants when burned, driving climate change and fueling extreme weather.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Conventional diamond quantum sensors measure fluorescent light that is emitted by these defects.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of emit
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  • City officials have been allowing the chemicals to vent from the 5,500-gallon tank, instead of trying to send in crews to stop the leak.
    — Lana Zak, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of vent
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  • She’s surrounded by a herd of horses and dripping in confidence.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • At the denouement, Kember is completely alone, his flat, narcotized baritone dripping onto the faded guitar notes like melted mercury.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of drip
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  • From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of flow
Verb
  • Modern facilities can use closed-loop cooling, where water circulates through the system rather than being continually consumed and discharged.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Three guard members discharged their guns in the encounter, Carroll said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of discharge
Verb
  • Young and old trickled in and out of a Catholic church in Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana neighborhood, where army trucks dotted the beachfront.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Either way, that sensibility has yet to trickle down to mainstream portrayals of Zoomer romance on screen, which remain largely beholden to templates established by previous generations.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickle

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