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exhale

[ eks-heyl, ek-seyl ]

verb (used without object)

exhaled, exhaling.
  1. to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
  2. to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.


verb (used with object)

exhaled, exhaling.
  1. to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.):

    to exhale a sigh.

  2. to give off as vapor:

    The engine exhaled steam.

  3. to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.

exhale

/ ɛksˈheɪl; ɪɡˈzeɪl /

verb

  1. to expel (breath, tobacco smoke, etc) from the lungs; breathe out
  2. to give off (air, vapour, fumes, etc) or (of air, vapour, etc) to be given off; emanate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹱, adjective
  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲe·󲹱 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exhale1

1350–1400; Middle English exalen < Latin , equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + to breathe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exhale1

C14: from Latin ex to breathe out, from to breathe
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I held my breath to calm down, exhaled, and then I asked her, “Is everything OK? Are you alright? Did you get sick or something?”

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The ball fell in the cup, and both Milton and Patterson exhaled.

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Each spoonful delivers a deep, full inhale as we tip it to our lips, then we hold our breath as we swallow before finally exhaling at the end.

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It became about the Lakers as a whole, the group crying the same tears, fighting off the same emotions and celebrating with an exhale that can propel them into the playoffs.

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The new book frames carbon as a flow — a cycle that moves through the atmosphere, oceans, soil, with the element absorbed by growing plants and exhaled in every animal breath.

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