All 3 Uses of
emit
in
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- We were not very fond of the skins, for once they were wet they emitted a musty odor which seeped into our clothing and clung to our skins.†
p. 43.0 *emitted = sent out
- But instead of the graceful glide through the puddle that its occupants were expecting, the bus emitted a tremendous crack and careened drunkenly into our trap.†
p. 54.6
- Whatever T.J.'s reply, it obviously was not what Kaleb Wallace wanted to hear, for he pulled his leg back and kicked T.J.'s swollen stomach with such force that T.J. emitted a cry of awful pain and fell prone upon the ground.†
p. 253.6
Definition:
to produce and send out -- such as sound or light