emit
verb (used with object)
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
is emitting
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present progressiveof emit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"That tells us that something in the sample is emitting terahertz light, after it got kicked by our initial terahertz pulse."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
“This helps countries understand that this industry can, and is, emitting CO2,” said Trisha Atwood, an associate professor at Utah State University and lead author.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024
Each day the facility remains open, it is emitting cancer-causing chemicals including benzene, said Najm, citing reports by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the regulatory agency monitoring air pollution in the area.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Fifty years on from that policy decision, Sweden has clean, secure and affordable energy and is emitting less greenhouse gas than any comparator nation.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2023
If we bring it close to the uranium ore, which is emitting helium nuclei in a spontaneous nuclear decay, the count rate, the number of clicks per minute, increases dramatically.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
