gives off

present tense third-person singular of give off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gives off
Verb
  • Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light (the most familiar color of the aurora) or a red light; nitrogen generally gives off a blue light.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • These devices use semitransparent fluorescent glass that absorbs part of the sunlight, emits light, and directs it to solar cells placed on the edges for power generation.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kirsh drips with chilly, sneering contempt for the non-mechanical.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Brown removes his hooded sweatshirt and walks to another end of the train car as blood drips onto the floor behind him.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An inner radiative zone (makes up 70 percent of the Sun by radius), where energy flows smoothly and the whole region spins together like a solid ball, and the outer convective zone (the remaining 30 percent), where hot gases swirl chaotically and spin at different speeds depending on location.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And just like historical colonialism, this influence flows primarily in one direction – from powerful tech companies to the rest of us.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Superman trickles into the first episode of Peacemaker Season 2.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The scented concept trickles down to all areas, from the Olfactory Check-in enabling guests to choose a fragrance and therefore the matching suite, to the Olfactory Aperitif, where scented cocktails are served.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Gives off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gives%20off. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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