emanate
verb (used without object)
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
was emanating
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past progressiveof emanate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The pollution was emanating from a two-acre “area of concern” where landfill staff had observed temperatures climbing over 200 degrees, according to Waste Management executives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
The glow was emanating from a group of marine ostracods—tiny, shrimplike crustaceans that have long fascinated seafarers and scientists.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 28, 2023
It was almost like the sound was emanating from the back of his neck.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2019
Adjusting the music that was emanating from the speaker of his iPhone—the Smiths—Michele got up from his seat to make more refinements.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
Reaching the stall from which the sound was emanating, he saw that it was deserted.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
