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exhale

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɛksˈheɪl/ · UK /eksˈheɪl/

exhale means: To let air leave your lungs through your mouth or nose.

verb

BREATHE OUTB2

To let air leave your lungs through your mouth or nose.

  • Exhale slowly and relax.
  • She exhaled deeply after the exam.
  • He turned away and exhaled the smoke.

How to use it: exhale through something (Exhale slowly through your mouth.)

Similar words: breathe out

Opposites: inhale

Common phrases: exhale slowly, exhale through something, exhale smoke

GIVE OFFC2

To release a smell, gas, or steam into the air.

  • The flowers exhale a sweet scent.
  • Warm soil exhaled a faint earthy smell.
  • The hidden spring exhales mist into the cold air.

Similar words: emit, give off

Common phrases: exhale a scent, exhale sweet perfume, exhale vapour

DRAW OUT VAPOURC2

To draw liquid out of something by turning it into gas.

  • The sun exhales moisture from the soil.
  • Summer heat exhaled water from the earth.
  • The fierce rays exhale the last moisture from the ground.

Similar words: evaporate

Common phrases: exhale moisture, exhale water

Questions about exhale

What does exhale mean?

To let air leave your lungs through your mouth or nose.

What is exhale in other languages?

Türkçe: nefes vermek · Español: exhalar · Français: expirer · Deutsch: ausatmen · Italiano: espirare · 日本語: 息を吐く

How do you pronounce exhale?

In American English /ɛksˈheɪl/; in British English /eksˈheɪl/.

How do you use exhale in a sentence?

Exhale slowly and relax. She exhaled deeply after the exam.

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