exhale
/eks'heil/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To breathe out: To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
- To emit or give off (a vapor, fume, or odor): To send out or release a substance, typically as a gas or vapor.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- Please exhale slowly into the medical device. (Please breathe out slowly into the medical device.)
- The flowers exhale a sweet fragrance in the evening. (The flowers give off a sweet fragrance in the evening.)
- After holding your breath, remember to exhale. (After holding your breath, remember to breathe out.)
Advanced Usage
"to exhale a sigh": To breathe out a sigh, often expressing relief, tiredness, or emotion.
- She read the good news and exhaled a sigh of relief. (She read the good news and breathed out a sigh of relief.)
"to exhale carbon dioxide": To breathe out carbon dioxide as a waste product of respiration.
- Plants absorb the carbon dioxide that animals exhale. (Plants absorb the carbon dioxide that animals breathe out.)
Variants and Related Words
- Exhalation (n): The process or act of breathing out.
- One complete breath consists of an inhalation and an exhalation. (One complete breath consists of a breathing in and a breathing out.)
Synonyms
- Breathe out: To expel air from the lungs.
- Emit: To produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation).
- Expel: To force or send out.
Antonyms
- Inhale: To breathe in.
- Inspire: To draw in (air); inhale.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically contained within the single verb.)
Related Idioms
- "Exhale the past": (Figurative) To let go of past worries or regrets; to release emotional burdens.
- After the therapy session, he felt he could finally exhale the past. (After the therapy session, he felt he could finally let go of the past.)
Verb
- give out (breath or an odor)
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- expel air
- Exhale when you lift the weight