exhale
/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/ verb B2- 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.). · The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
- To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour. · The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.
He/she/it exhales · Past exhaled · Past participle exhaled · -ing form exhaling
Verb forms
- Base form
- exhale
- He/she/it
- exhales
- Past
- exhaled
- Past participle
- exhaled
- -ing form
- exhaling
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The girl let the braid drop back with a sigh that seemed to come from her very toes and to exhale forth all the sorrows of the ages.
Rachel undauntedly, head up, eyes blazing, hands clenched, passionate indignation exhaling from her like an atmosphere.
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