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emitting

emitting is the present participle and gerund of emit.

Meaning of emit

Verb

emit (third-person singular simple present emits, present participle emitting, simple past and past participle emitted)

  1. (transitive) To send out or give off.
    • I just emitted a giggle.
    Synonyms:
    outsend, output, emanate
  2. (intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off.
    • Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 350
    Synonyms:
    emanate
  3. (transitive) To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
  4. (broadly, transitive) To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.

Words formed from emitting

Questions about emitting

What is emitting the present participle and gerund of?
Emitting is the present participle and gerund of emit.

Words near emitting in the dictionary

  1. emitted
  2. emittent
  3. emitter
  4. emitter-coupled logic
  5. emitters
  6. emitting
  7. EML
  8. EMLA
  9. Emlen funnel
  10. Emlen funnels
  11. Emler

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