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exhale
[ eks-heyl, ek-seyl ]
verb (used without object)
- to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
- to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
exhale
/ ɛksˈheɪl; ɪɡˈzeɪl /
verb
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˌˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲe· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exhale1
Example Sentences
The ball fell in the cup, and both Milton and Patterson exhaled.
Each spoonful delivers a deep, full inhale as we tip it to our lips, then we hold our breath as we swallow before finally exhaling at the end.
It became about the Lakers as a whole, the group crying the same tears, fighting off the same emotions and celebrating with an exhale that can propel them into the playoffs.
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.
I wish the film had allowed him, and his character, a chance to exhale.
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