English Explanatory Dictionary

exhale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
  2. To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
  3. To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
  4. To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
  5. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.
noun
  1. An exhalation.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/ [ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l] En-us-exhale.ogg /ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l/ [ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l]

Word forms

exhale exhales exhaling exhaled

Etymology

From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).

Synonyms

emanate emit exhale expel outbreathe breathe out expire

Antonyms

inbreathe breathe in inhale inspire

Related words

inhalation inhale inhaler dispatch turbulence vent wind

Derived words

exhalable exhalation exhalative exhalement unexhaled

Translations

Catalan: exhalar Catalan: expirar Finnish: hengittää ulos Irish: asanálaigh Italian: esalare Slovak: vydýchnuť Slovak: vydychovať Welsh: anadlu allan (rhywbeth)
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