emanating

[ em-uh-ney-ting ]

adjective

1. sent, proceeding, or flowing from or as if from a source (sometimes used in combination):

   Approvals for the purchase of radioactive materials and radiation-emanating equipment must be received in advance.

   The photographer’s currently running solo exhibition revolves around the emanating mystery of exotic spaces.

Other Words From

• non·em·a·nat·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emanating¹

emanat(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

Example Sentences

Local Facebook groups filled up with posts on how to MacGyver a shower out of a pump sprayer, how to effectively wash dishes using the least amount of water, and even how to use kitty litter in the toilet to mitigate the odor of sewage that was now emanating from our bathrooms.

From Slate

Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the allegations as “unfounded and biased” and based on what it labelled misinformation emanating from Israel.

From BBC

Ashcourt said there had been "odour emanating from a biogas facility on the nearby industrial estate at Newton Aycliffe".

From BBC

I’ve written before about the firehouse of fabrication and grift emanating from the Trump campaign like a political miasma.

From Los Angeles Times

When students arrived on campus for the first day of school this fall, they were greeted with a ear-splitting boom and plume of smoke emanating from Atlas.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arising
• beginning
• starting
• stemming