giving off

present participle of give off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving off
Verb
  • Critics argue that deploying clean tech to produce fossil fuels prolongs the life of carbon-emitting infrastructure.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Another version alleges planes or devices are being deployed by the federal government, private companies, or researchers to trigger big weather changes, such as hurricanes, or to alter the Earth’s climate, emitting hazardous chemicals in the process.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With blood dripping down its white fur in dramatic form, the enormous polar bear ultimately succeeds in brushing off the black bear.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following a rough Detroit Lions loss to the Seattle Seahawks in 2022, Aaron — then the defensive coordinator for the Lions — was venting over dinner.
    Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • For example, the map shows cavities where clouds appear to have ruptured, venting streams of gas and dust into surrounding space.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Denver Health has aided these efforts by investing in strategic partnerships that provide alternatives to discharging hospitalized patients back to the streets.
    Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In 2013, Colonel Margolin, who had been serving as commanding officer of Quantico’s Security Battalion, was removed from command after negligently discharging a personal firearm, according to news reports at the time.
    Chris Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s key when worries have been high that a bubble may be forming in artificial-intelligence technology, with too much investment flowing in akin to the 2000 dot-com frenzy.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.
    NPR, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The headlines have been trickling out, but one of the biggest takeaways is that the former VP still seems undecided as to what's next for her.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Giving off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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