give off

verb

Definition of give offnext
as in to emit

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Recent Examples of give off The club is located in Lancaster County, surrounded by chicken and dairy farms that give off a pungent odor of fermenting feed and manure. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 There are scarlet curtains, rows and rows of empty chairs that give off a Shining vibe, and grand wooden beams on the ceiling. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026 Or consider a trellis- or lattice-style screen, with or without climbing vines, to give off homey garden vibes. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026 Get ready for special occasions with this tea party-chic dress that gives off cottagecore vibes. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 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
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  • Recent research conducted in Phoenix, Arizona, estimates that a large data center can emit waste heat comparable to that produced by tens or even hundreds of thousands of households.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • The types of turbines SpaceXAI used in Memphis can emit thousands of tons of smog-forming nitrogen oxides per year, according to manufacturers' spec sheets.
    — Lora Kolodny,Jeniece Pettitt, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of emit
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  • Individuals with a portable air conditioner that has a single hose, which is typically vented out of a window, should use it sparingly.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Furthermore, the technique uses a sodium hydroxide reagent to capture the plastic’s carbon rather than venting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of vent
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  • Using a fork, dip balls, one at a time, into coating, allowing excess coating to drip off.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
  • To keep water from running off, use a low and slow method such as a soaker hose or drip irrigation to allow the water to slowly sink into the roots for deep watering.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of drip
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  • Researchers in China have developed a flowing zinc slurry battery that operated continuously for 5,128 hours, offering a new approach to long-duration energy storage for renewable power systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • Just take Stella McCartney’s spring 2004 collection, which featured a flowing, organic dress practically made for a water nymph.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of flow
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  • The outbreak, which city authorities have linked to a series of cooling towers in Upper East Side buildings, has hospitalized 60 people, 53 of whom were discharged while seven remained in the hospital, according to authorities.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Eight people are still hospitalized and 56 others have spent time in but been discharged from hospitals in the Upper East Side outbreak, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of discharge
Verb
  • Instagram face has kind of trickled down to the general population.
    — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 22 July 2026
  • David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued their climb last week, but homebuyers trickled back into the market, perhaps taking advantage of less competition and some price cuts.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 July 2026
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