exude
verb (exude, exudes, exuded, exuding)
Everyday
- To let a liquid or smell come out slowly, as a plant oozes sap or skin gives off sweat. tree →
- To show a feeling or quality strongly, as in «she exuded confidence». tree →
In the lessons
Science: trees exude sap or resin (amber is fossilised resin); some plants exude sticky stuff to trap insects. Everyday and stories: a person exudes confidence, charm or warmth; Toad exudes pride.
Examples
- The pine tree exuded sticky resin. tree →
- Toad exuded pride as he drove past. tree →
- The cheese exuded a strong smell. tree →
- Our new teacher exudes calm. tree →
- The cut stem exuded white milky sap. tree →
- The champion exuded confidence before the race. tree →
Note
Pronounced ig-ZYOOD. Regular verb. Similar: ooze, give off, radiate. Usually not used about sudden, fast flows.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «exude» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «exude» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/exude/