exhale
/ɛksˈheɪl/
noun
- The act or process of breathing out; an exhalation.
- In meditation, a long exhale can help calm the mind.
- The doctor asked her to take a deep breath and then make a slow exhale.
- He let out a sharp exhale when he stubbed his toe.
verb
- To breathe out air from the lungs.
- He took a deep drag of his cigarette and then exhaled a cloud of smoke.
- The yoga instructor told the class to exhale slowly through their noses.
- After holding her breath underwater, she had to exhale quickly.
- To release or give off something, such as a gas, vapor, or odor.
- The old car exhaled a puff of blue smoke from its exhaust pipe.
- The volcano continued to exhale ash and steam for days.
- Plants exhale oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis.
- To express or let out a feeling, especially relief or tension.
- After hearing the good news, he could exhale the worry he had been holding.
- She finally exhaled her frustration in a long, shaky sigh.
- When the test was over, the whole class seemed to exhale in unison.
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