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[ verb ] expel air

Synonyms

breathe_out expire

Examples

"Exhale when you lift the weight"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

The doors of the D train slid shut , and as I dropped into a seat and , exhaling , looked up across the aisle , the whole aviary in my head burst into song .

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[ verb ] give out, as of breath or an odor

Synonyms

give_forth emanate

Examples

"The chimney exhales a thick smoke"

Related terms

emit emanation

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