exhale [eks-heyl , ek-seyl ]
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See more synonyms for exhale on Thesaurus.com verb (used without object), ex·haled, ex·hal·ing. to emit breath or vapor; breathe out. to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence. Show More
verb (used with object), ex·haled, ex·hal·ing. 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. Show More
Origin of exhale 1350–1400; Middle English exalen <
Latin exhālāre, equivalent to
ex- ex-1 +
hālāre to breathe
Related forms un·ex·haled , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for exhale breathe ,
emit ,
vaporize ,
eject ,
expel ,
emanate ,
respire ,
evaporate ,
discharge ,
issue ,
steam Examples 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.
What a pity that they are as evanescent as the bloom of these flowers and the fragrance they exhale !
To the Little Grey Woman he seemed to exhale youth from every pore.
I am soon to exhale from my flesh, like the spirit of a broken flower.
It seemed to exhale from the land itself, a prolonged sigh as of deep fatigue.
British Dictionary definitions for 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 Show More
Derived Forms exhalable , adjective exhalation , noun Word Origin for exhale C14: from Latin exhālāre to breathe out, from hālāre to breathe
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Word Origin and History for exhale v. c.1400, from Middle French exhaler (14c.), from Latin exhalare "breathe out, evaporate," from ex- "out" (see ex- ) + halare "breathe." Related: Exhaled ; exhaling .
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exhale [ĕks-hāl′ , ĕk-sāl′ ]
To breathe out. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor. Show More
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