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exhale.

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

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/[ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l]/ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l/[ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l]archaic
  1. To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

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

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

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

    transitive
    The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
  5. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.

    transitive
    The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.
Where this word comes from

From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).

noun/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/[ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l]/ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l/[ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l]archaic
  1. An exhalation.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).

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