giving off
Sending out continuously
Giving off means emitting or releasing something, typically a smell, light, heat, or other detectable quality: The flowers were giving off a sweet fragrance, The radiator was giving off plenty of heat.
The phrase extends to impressions or signals: He's giving off weird vibes, She was giving off an air of confidence.
The sense is always outward emanation—something radiating from a source.
- emanatingIssuing from a source
- sending outCausing to depart
- emitRelease outward
- letting outAllowing to escape
- exudingDischarging slowly through pores
putting out · radiate · heat waves · exhale · steam rising · issue · discharge · leak · diffuse · ooze · vapor · plume · seep · vent · secreting · body odor · evoke · aura
giving offabsorbing
Holding attention completely
taking in · soaking up · drawing in · sucking in · ingesting
giving offretaining
Holding onto still
keeping in · containing · suppressing · storing · trapping
giving offconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · masking · suppressing · withholding
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