exhale
To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
Other meanings
To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
Synonyms
- breathe out
Related words
- unexhaled
- exhalable
- exhalative
- exhalement
- exhalation
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “exhale” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.