emit
verb (used with object)
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
has been emitting
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present perfect progressiveof emit (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The volcano has been emitting gases since October but the plume rising from it this weekend was unusually high.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022
“The U.S. has been emitting so much that they have some responsibility to bear for historical emissions,” says Saikawa.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2019
Fukushima station has been emitting radiation since an earthquake and tsunami on March 11 knocked out power and cooling, causing three reactor meltdowns and hydrogen explosions.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 4, 2011
Fukushima plant has been emitting radiation since an earthquake and tsunami on March 11 knocked out power and cooling, causing three reactor meltdowns and hydrogen explosions.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 4, 2011
There is, instead, strong evidence that the sun has been emitting light and heat in prodigious quantities, not for thousands, but for millions of years.
From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by J. Arthur Thomson
