exhale
Pronunciation: /ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/
The English word “exhale” has 6 meanings listed here.
verb
- To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
- To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
- To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
- To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
- To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.
noun
- An exhalation.
Etymology
From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).
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