verb
exhale
ehks-HAYL
verb
1
To breathe out; to push air out of the lungs.
"She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled."
"He exhaled a cloud of smoke into the cold night air."
How to Use Exhale
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo breathe out, or to send something like smoke or vapor out into the air.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
inhale and exhale
exhale slowly
Word Forms
exhaled past tense, exhales plural, exhales singular
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Etymology
From Latin exhalare, "to breathe out" — ex- plus halare ("to breathe").