emit
verb (used with object)
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
were emitting
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past progressiveof emit.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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In 2022, an investigation by The Associated Press showed 533 oil and gas facilities in the region were emitting excessive amounts of methane.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
"Then we realised that it was a deliberate act of him jumping into the well. There was another person, both of them pulled out canisters which were emitting yellow smoke," said Congress MP Karti Chidambaram.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023
The scientists claimed that the artist’s sculptures were emitting formaldehyde at dangerous levels, and later published their findings in a scientific journal.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2018
He said tanks on one of the Battlement Mesa pads also were emitting occasional odors, so Ursa drained and cleaned them, fixing the problem.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2018
The salts were emitting rays of some sort.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
