exude
Americanverb (used without object)
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exudes,
present (3rd person singular)
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exuded,
past participle, past
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exuding
present participle
verb (used with object)
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exudes,
present (3rd person singular)
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exuded,
past participle, past
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exuding
present participle
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to send out, as sweat; emit through pores or small openings.
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to project or display conspicuously or abundantly; radiate.
to exude cheerfulness.
verb
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to release or be released through pores, incisions, etc, as sweat from the body or sap from trees
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(tr) to make apparent by mood or behaviour
he exuded confidence
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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exudesimple
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exudessimple
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have exudedperfect
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has exudedperfect
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am exudingprogressive
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are exudingprogressive
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is exudingprogressive
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have been exudingperfect progressive
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has been exudingperfect progressive
Past
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exudedsimple
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had exudedperfect
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was exudingprogressive
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were exudingprogressive
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had been exudingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of exude
First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin ex(s)ūdāre “to sweat out,” from ex- ex- 1 + sūdāre “to sweat” ( see also sweat)
Explanation
To exude is to give off small amounts, usually of liquids or gases, through small openings, such as pores. Think of how you exude sweat after a workout. The word exude is often used to describe sweating — the original Latin root, sudāre means "to sweat." Still, we frequently use the word exude to refer to anything that seems to ooze or pour forth from an object or person. John F. Kennedy was said to exude confidence, while his wife, Jackie, exuded class. But the verb can also have a negative sense, as when we say a skunk exudes a foul smell.
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Always in the same frame, they exude a preternatural comfort that extends beyond familial ties and speaks to their shared life paths.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The bathrooms exude charm thanks to their patterned wallpapers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Perhaps it's not just the extra power and top spin on their shots, but the confidence they exude.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
These Knicks don’t exude any of their hometown’s rowdy, center-of-the-planet arrogance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
She knew how to exude glamour even when buying groceries, and I am ready to be pretty again, myself.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
As he’s spoken to audiences of government officials, diplomats, academics and journalists, Dans — who wears his Arctic commission lapel pin and exudes a professorial air — has also waded into foreign policy.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Completely reimagined with an emphasis on natural light, flow, and function, the property exudes a sense of serenity from the moment you arrive.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Suzuki exudes the fragility and buoyancy of adolescence, playing Fuki as someone constantly imbibing the world, rarely revealing what she’s doing with that stimulus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Walking around in flip-flops and burning his incense while bags from Erewhon sit on his countertop, he exudes an aura of California-cool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Her face exudes a regal authority that feels strangely familiar.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Under the dim red light of the Koreatown bar, the singer exuded an air of comfort, as she’s somewhat of a Thai Angel regular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“To have this gentleman who just exuded kindness and compassion was like an antidote to all the tumult and vitriol in the world,” Couric said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Just like the legendary actress's wardrobe, Dior's show late Wednesday exuded glamour and female empowerment.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Yamagami "exuded a sense of world-weariness and resignation", recounts Suzuki, who began looking into the Unification Church long before Abe's shocking murder.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Even at sixty-eight Harrison exuded strength and energy, and women generally agreed that he was more handsome now than he had been in his fifties.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
And yet the glue that held it all together was Marquinhos, still peerless at 31, and with the uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time while exuding calm authority.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Softly-spoken and exuding confidence, Ahlam al-Rasheed is now the director of social affairs in the provincial government.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
These are all evidence of a healthy company exuding confidence, and management crowed that it was “well-positioned” for the fourth quarter, its busiest time of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
Stocky and exuding a nervy confidence, Gordon had long-running ties to Cambodia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
With his deep, decisive voice, slicked-back hair, and round rimless glasses, McNamara strode the halls of the Pentagon exuding confidence.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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