exhale
- to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
- to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.
- to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.): to exhale a sigh.
- to give off as vapor: The engine exhaled steam.
- to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.
Origin of exhale
Related Words for exhale
breathe, emit, vaporize, eject, expel, emanate, respire, evaporate, discharge, issue, steamExamples from the Web for exhale
Contemporary Examples of exhale
Changing the way you inhale and exhale can help you feel more relaxed, energized, or focused.
Then, exhale through a slightly open mouth as you count to four.
Like a gangster shooting in a Hays Code era motion picture, the inhale and the exhale are shown in separate shots.
Mom drew deeply on her cigarette, fingers shaking on the exhale.
Silently count to five on each inhale and exhale; continue for five to 15 minutes.
Historical Examples of exhale
She only, of the trio, could so exhale her soul in the very perfume of sound.
The Princess VirginiaC. N. Williamson
What a pity that they are as evanescent as the bloom of these flowers and the fragrance they exhale!
Ernest LinwoodCaroline Lee Hentz
To the Little Grey Woman he seemed to exhale youth from every pore.
Once a WeekAlan Alexander Milne
I am soon to exhale from my flesh, like the spirit of a broken flower.
The GhostWilliam. D. O'Connor
It seemed to exhale from the land itself, a prolonged sigh as of deep fatigue.
The OctopusFrank Norris
exhale
- to expel (breath, tobacco smoke, etc) from the lungs; breathe out
- to give off (air, vapour, fumes, etc) or (of air, vapour, etc) to be given off; emanate
Word Origin for exhale
Word Origin and History for exhale
c.1400, from Middle French exhaler (14c.), from Latin exhalare "breathe out, evaporate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + halare "breathe." Related: Exhaled; exhaling.
exhale
(ĕks-hāl′, ĕk-sāl′)- To breathe out.
- To emit a gas, vapor, or odor.