exhale

verb

eks-ˈhāl How to pronounce exhale (audio)
Definition of exhalenext
1
as in to expel
to let or force out of the lungs before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke

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2
as in to radiate
to throw or give off the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room

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Recent Examples of exhale In contrast, exhaling through the mouth caused infectious particles to travel further, along a more horizontal path. — New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025 One technique is to hold the right nostril closed while exhaling and inhaling through the left nostril. — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025 During this exercise, exhale on the twist so your core contracts with greater intensity. — Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Feb. 2025 In Amato’s lab, a graduate student may exhale germs into a test tube. — Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exhale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhale
  1. expel
  2. radiate
  3. emit
  4. cast
  5. release
  6. emanate
  7. evolve
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  • Court documents allege that Simancas re-entered the United States illegally after being expelled the first time.
    — Osmary Hernández and Manuel Cobela, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
  • American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested.
    — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of expel
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  • The surface of the sun, which has a temperature of 6,000 °C, radiates most strongly in the visible spectrum.
    — Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Finding no success, their relationship begins to suffer, with Mark especially radiating anger.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of radiate
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  • Most stars emit a continuous spectrum as well, but not all astronomical objects do.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Natural gas is a fossil fuel that tends to produce fewer greenhouse gases than coal but emits methane, a powerful global warming agent.
    — Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of emit
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  • While your family is away, cast a broken video screen video from YouTube.
    — Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
  • He was cast in Merciless, an independent project about a vengeful head of the CIA, directed by Martin Villeneuve and produced by Christopher Tuffin.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of cast
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  • He was released by the Chargers on March 5, saving the team $25.36 million in salary cap space.
    — Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • At least one person was killed and 18 injured, according to a CNN tally of figures released by various Ukrainian officials.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of release
Verb
  • The group stays true to a hallowed Australian pop tradition of creating their own ecosystem, one that feels separate from (but informed by) the sounds emanating from America and the U.K.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Lately, it’s fueled by the reinforcing good vibes sent in Williams’ direction emanating from the likes of Bridges, LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of emanate
Verb
  • What began in 1917 with Hartman’s tethered ROV has evolved into sophisticated AUVs, or autonomous underwater vehicles, like those operated by Schmidt Ocean Institute.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Nonetheless, the responses still give insights into how opinions in Ukraine have evolved since the Russian invasion of February 2022.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
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