exhaled; exhaling
1
a
: to breathe out
she exhaled a sigh
b
: to give forth (gaseous matter) : emit
2
archaic
: to cause to be emitted in vapor
Examples of exhale in a Sentence
She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, trying to relax.
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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In four days, the coin will land, and half of the country will either exhale with relief or shudder in terror.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One.
—Leslie Hart, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Morgan Stanley, $310 per share price target Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas contends that investors worried about Tesla’s growth trajectory can exhale slightly after the third-quarter earnings beat and Musk’s production forecast for 2025.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
With this technique, people inhale, hold their breath, exhale, and hold breath again for equal intervals, such as three or four seconds, repeating the cycle for several minutes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One.
—Leslie Hart, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Morgan Stanley, $310 per share price target Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas contends that investors worried about Tesla’s growth trajectory can exhale slightly after the third-quarter earnings beat and Musk’s production forecast for 2025.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
With this technique, people inhale, hold their breath, exhale, and hold breath again for equal intervals, such as three or four seconds, repeating the cycle for several minutes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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exhale
verb
ex·hale
eks-ˈhāl 
exhaled; exhaling
1
: to breathe out
2
: to send forth (as gas or odor)
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