exhale

[eks-heyl, ek-seyl] /ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl/
verb (used without object), exhaled, exhaling.
1.
to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
2.
to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.
verb (used with object), exhaled, exhaling.
3.
to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.):
to exhale a sigh.
4.
to give off as vapor:
The engine exhaled steam.
5.
to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English exalen < Latin exhālāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hālāre to breathe
Related forms
unexhaled, adjective
Examples from the web for exhale
  • Breathe in deeply and make an effort to exhale all of the air out of your lungs through the tubing.
  • They will notice how air fills their lungs when they inhale and gets pushed out when they exhale.
  • For me some years are inhale years and some years are exhale years.
  • There is beauty and logic in this progression: first you inhale, then you exhale.
  • Instead you want to try to take a deep breath and then exhale as you talk.
  • Ultimately, the survey should provide some reason for real estate professionals to exhale.
  • exhale through the mouth with the lips pursed, making a hissing sound.
  • Even people who get inhalation anthrax do not exhale spores.
  • Close your eyes and take a deep, long breath and exhale slowly.
  • exhale as you contract the agonist muscle and inhale as you return to start position.
British Dictionary definitions for exhale

exhale

/ɛksˈheɪl; ɪɡˈzeɪl/
verb
1.
to expel (breath, tobacco smoke, etc) from the lungs; breathe out
2.
to give off (air, vapour, fumes, etc) or (of air, vapour, etc) to be given off; emanate
Derived Forms
exhalable, adjective
exhalation, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Latin exhālāre to breathe out, from hālāre to breathe
Word Origin and History for exhale
v.

c.1400, from Middle French exhaler (14c.), from Latin exhalare "breathe out, evaporate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + halare "breathe." Related: Exhaled; exhaling.

exhale in Medicine

exhale ex·hale (ěks-hāl', ěk-sāl')
v. ex·haled, ex·hal·ing, ex·hales

  1. To breathe out.

  2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor.