exhale

ex-hale · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To breathe out air or vapor from the lungs.

  2. 2.

    To give off or emit (gas, vapor, or odor).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    exhale deeply — to breathe out thoroughly, often to relax
  • •
    exhale with relief — to show relief through breathing out

Related words

Antonyms: breathe in, inhale
See also: breath, breathe, inhale
Synonyms: blow out, breathe out, expire

Etymology

From Latin exhalare ("to breathe out"), from ex- ("out") + halare ("to breathe").