exude
verb (used without object)
to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out.
was exuding
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past progressiveof exude.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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Just weeks ago, Switzerland's government was exuding confidence.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
Clark cut Jones’ lead to 4 1/2 seconds and Jones’ car was exuding ominous puffs of black smoke, the result of a leaking oil reservoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Rodgers was exuding positivity even in defeat at Selhurst Park.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2023
Mr. Cobb often said the key to maintaining a strong rapport with Davis — on record or in person — was exuding a good- humored nimbleness of mind.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2020
It was enough to kill the martial spirit of the most valorous, though none would own that bellicosity was exuding little by little from their wasted finger-ends.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Louis Creswicke
