ex
hale
Third Person
exhales
Present Participle
exhaling
Past Tense
exhaled
Past Participle
exhaled
1
to breathe air or smoke out through the mouth or nose
- After holding her breath, she slowly exhaled and relaxed.
- In cold weather, you can see your breath as you exhale into the chilly air.
- Exhaling slowly, she tried to calm her nerves before the presentation.
- He exhaled deeply, trying to relax after the stressful meeting.
- The doctor asked her to inhale and then exhale into the spirometer.
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2
to expel air, smoke, or gases from the lungs intentionally
transitive
- He exhaled the smoke slowly, watching it curl into the air.
- He exhaled a sigh of frustration, feeling the weight of the situation.
- As he spoke, he exhaled a stream of warm air into the chilly room.
- She exhaled the last of the incense smoke, letting the room fill with fragrance.
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