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exhale

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As a verb, exhale means expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out. As a noun, it means an exhalation.

Meanings of exhale

7 meanings

verb

  1. To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

  2. To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.

  3. To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.

  4. To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).

    “The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.”

  5. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.

    “The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.”

  6. Give out (breath or an odor)body

    “The chimney exhales a thick smoke”

    Similar: give forth, emanate

noun

  1. An exhalation.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: expel air
expirebreathe out
verb: give out (breath or an odor)
give forthemanate
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