emanating

American  

[em-uh-ney-ting] / ˈɛm əˌneɪ tɪŋ /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonemanating
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of emanating

emanat(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

From her home, she can see the plant and, emanating from it, “black clouds on an otherwise normal day.”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

It showed the 79-year-old clad in a white robe and papal-red cape, a divine light emanating from the palm of one hand while the other hand was placed on an ailing man.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Food and water soon became scarce, thirst and hunger a commonplace, with nauseating odors emanating from the toilets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Blasts were heard in northern Tehran and smoke was seen emanating from a building, an AFP journalist reported.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

He kicked toward the surface and emerged, panting, to see enormous ripples emanating in circles from the places where Ron and Hermione had fallen.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Related Words

• arising
• beginning
• starting
• stemming