| 2. | give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"effuse - give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness" shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" spark, sparkle - emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" radiate - send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat" scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" fume, smoke - emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming" reek - give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun" shoot - emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" ray - emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" steam - emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming" | |