exhaled; exhaling
1
a
: to breathe out
she exhaled a sigh
b
: to give forth (gaseous matter) : emit
2
archaic
: to cause to be emitted in vapor
Examples of exhale in a Sentence
She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, trying to relax.
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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Inhale deeply through your nose, hold for a moment and exhale slowly through your mouth.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Use your breathing, exhale and squeeze your pelvic muscles.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Bottlenose dolphins, who were found to inhale and exhale microplastics, respond to a smile with a smile one third of the time.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Dying stars exhale hot stellar winds; any carbon swept up in these winds essentially burns up, producing stellar soot.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Use your breathing, exhale and squeeze your pelvic muscles.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Bottlenose dolphins, who were found to inhale and exhale microplastics, respond to a smile with a smile one third of the time.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Dying stars exhale hot stellar winds; any carbon swept up in these winds essentially burns up, producing stellar soot.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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exhale
verb
ex·hale
eks-ˈhāl 
exhaled; exhaling
1
: to breathe out
2
: to send forth (as gas or odor)
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