give off

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to emit or discharge

   the mothballs gave off an acrid odour

Idioms and Phrases

Send out, emit, as in Certain chemical changes give off energy, or This mixture gives off a very strange odor. [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Jellyfish came in every shape imaginable, and many of them gave off a ghostly light.

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Stegra is currently constructing a brand new steel mill which will produce steel using technology the company says gives off 95 percent less CO2 emissions than traditional methods.

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To combat mosquito-borne illnesses that claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year, scientists have enlisted an unexpected partner: a fungus that gives off a floral scent.

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For a team that carried an air of calm laced with deadly threat last season, Liverpool now give off an air of chaos and a lack of organisation, especially in their defensive work.

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“I don’t want to give off the idea that me calling the album ‘Deadbeat’ is heavily connected to me becoming a parent.

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Related Words

• emanate 
• emit 
• exhale 
• exude 
• radiate