issuing

Everyday

1. Giving out or officially supplying something (issuing tickets, issuing books). tree →
2. Officially making something public (issuing a warning, issuing a statement). tree →
3. (formal, old) Coming or flowing out (smoke issuing from the chimney). tree →

In the lessons

In the library, the librarian is issuing books to pupils. In safety and the news, the weather service is issuing a warning for storms. In stories: smoke issuing from a dragon's nose. Phrases: issuing a warning, issuing tickets, issuing passports.

Examples

• The librarian is issuing new library cards today. tree →
• The weather office is issuing a flood warning. tree →
• The teacher was issuing worksheets to every table. tree →
• Smoke was issuing from the chimney (formal). tree →
• The bank is issuing new coins. tree →
• The office is issuing passports more slowly this month. tree →
• They are issuing a statement about the school closure. tree →
• Never were their hearts gladdened by the song and dance of the children issuing forth from amongst the ancient oaks of the forest. tree →

Note

-ing form of "issue" (drop no letters: issue + ing loses the e: issuing). Noun "issue" also means a problem (an issue with the computer) or one edition of a magazine. In maths problems, "issuing 3 books to each of 8 pupils" means 3 × 8 = 24 books given out.