emanating

[ em-uh-ney-ting ]

/ ˈɛm əˌneɪ tɪŋ /

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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.

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Origin of emanating

emanat(e) + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM emanating

non·em·a·nat·ing, adjective

Words nearby emanating

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How to use emanating in a sentence

Ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves emanate outward, a calling card of a tumultuous and most energetic tango.
Einstein’s theory of general relativity unveiled a dynamic and bizarre cosmos|Elizabeth Quill|February 3, 2021|Science News
“All power emanates from the people,” tweeted Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the president’s son.
The Amazonian city that hatched the Brazil variant has been crushed by it|Terrence McCoy, Heloísa Traiano|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
Stars were treated as perfect spheres, with the shock wave emanating from the center the same way in every direction.
Secret Ingredient Found to Power Supernovas|Thomas Lewton|January 21, 2021|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.
Startups are racing to reproduce breast milk in the lab|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Odors are caused by airborne compounds emanating from materials.
What Did the Past Smell Like? - Issue 93: Forerunners|Ann-Sophie Barwich|December 9, 2020|Nautilus
There were rumors of shrieks and flashes emanating from the well, and reports of a figure in white.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His dresses were worn by Hollywood stars and first ladies, emanating glamour and sophistication.
Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta, American Great, Dead at 82|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each year, one movie emanating from Sundance pushes the boundaries of human decency.
‘Wetlands,’ About A Bodily Fluid-Obsessed German Teen, Is the Year's Raunchiest Film|Marlow Stern|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is an odd sort of political bubble emanating from my home state of Mississippi.
Chris McDaniel Confirms the Worst GOP Stereotypes|Stuart Stevens|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus the yelps emanating from Moscow in the last two days have been both comforting and worrisome.
CIA Director’s Trip to Kiev Was a Warning to Putin|Leslie H. Gelb|April 16, 2014|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.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
This address or petition, like all the papers emanating from this Congress, was written with consummate ability.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
I have read every argument and every article in defence of the law, from whatever source emanating.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act|Lydia Maria Child
They are described as learned, yet do the pamphlets emanating from the Fraternity betray any proof of superior knowledge?
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
One of the pamphlets emanating from the first of these lines and entitled "England's War Guilt" reached the present writer.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster