The Clue
Discharging (8 letter answer)
The Answer
EMITTING
Tags
Notes
The answer EMITTING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Part of L.E.D.
Sending forth
Definition
EMIT as a verb:
1. (emit, breathe, pass off) = expel (gases or odors)
2. (emit, give out, 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"
3. (utter, emit, let out, let loose) = express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
EMITTING as an adjective:
1. giving off light or heat or radiation; "the physical temperature of the emitting material"