emanating

[ em-uh-ney-ting ]

adjective

1. sent, proceeding, or flowing from or as if from a source (sometimes used in combination):

   Approvals for the purchase of radioactive materials and radiation-emanating equipment must be received in advance.

   The photographer’s currently running solo exhibition revolves around the emanating mystery of exotic spaces.

Other Words From

• non·em·a·nat·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emanating¹

emanat(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

Example Sentences

Ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves emanate outward, a calling card of a tumultuous and most energetic tango.

From Science News

“All power emanates from the people,” tweeted Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the president’s son.

From Washington Post

Stars were treated as perfect spheres, with the shock wave emanating from the center the same way in every direction.

From Quanta Magazine

Once the plate’s surface was mostly covered with duplicating cells, they planned to move the cells into a small bioreactor, a plastic device with clear tubes emanating from its sides that encourages growth.

From MIT Technology Review

Odors are caused by airborne compounds emanating from materials.

From Nautilus

There were rumors of shrieks and flashes emanating from the well, and reports of a figure in white.

From The Daily Beast

His dresses were worn by Hollywood stars and first ladies, emanating glamour and sophistication.

From The Daily Beast

Each year, one movie emanating from Sundance pushes the boundaries of human decency.

From The Daily Beast

There is an odd sort of political bubble emanating from my home state of Mississippi.

From The Daily Beast

Thus the yelps emanating from Moscow in the last two days have been both comforting and worrisome.

From The Daily Beast

The word "good" emanating from such a source must, of course, be read as "novel," which in some circles means the same thing.

From Project Gutenberg

This address or petition, like all the papers emanating from this Congress, was written with consummate ability.

From Project Gutenberg

I have read every argument and every article in defence of the law, from whatever source emanating.

From Project Gutenberg

They are described as learned, yet do the pamphlets emanating from the Fraternity betray any proof of superior knowledge?

From Project Gutenberg

One of the pamphlets emanating from the first of these lines and entitled "England's War Guilt" reached the present writer.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arising
• beginning
• starting
• stemming