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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

  • ±ð³æˈ³ó²¹±ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ˌ±ð³æ³ó²¹Ëˆ±ô²¹³ÙŸ±ŽÇ²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôe³æ·³ó²¹±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exhale1

1350–1400; Middle English exalen < Latin ±ð³æ³óÄå±ôÄå°ù±ð, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + ³óÄå±ôÄå°ù±ð to breathe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exhale1

C14: from Latin ex³óÄå±ôÄå°ù±ð to breathe out, from ³óÄå±ôÄå°ù±ð to breathe
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Example Sentences

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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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I wish the film had allowed him, and his character, a chance to exhale.

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And then he smiled bright and exhaled his huge, creaking “Ahhhhhh” laugh and said, “I’m good,” repeating the words twice for extra assurance.

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Cooper added: "It was probably I guess 10 years of no international hockey exhaled in a minute and a half."

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Dylan Andrews exhaled, took two dribbles, spun the ball and swished the free throw.

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