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emitting

/ɪˈmɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To send out or give off

Examples :

"The old car was emitting a lot of smoke from its exhaust pipe. "
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off noun

/ɔːf/ /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/

(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.

"He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off."

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car noun

/kɑː/ /kɑɹ/

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.

"She drove her car to the mall."

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pipe noun

/paɪp/

Meanings relating to a wind instrument.

"My brother plays the flute and also practices the pipe. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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exhaust noun

/ɪɡˈzɔːst/

A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.

"The car's exhaust was making a loud rumbling noise. "

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send noun

/sɛnd/

The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.

"The ship experienced a sudden send as the large wave passed beneath it. "

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old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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give noun

/ɡɪv/

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

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lot noun

/lɒt/ /lɑt/

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

"lots of people think so"

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out noun

/æɔt/ /ʌʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /aʊt/

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."

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smoke noun

/sməʊk/ /smoʊk/

The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

"The smoke from the burning leaves filled the air. "