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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His focus was on breathing — on summoning enough strength to exhale, then inhale, over and over again.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Anyhow, this bye gives first-year defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen a chance to exhale, recover and recharge after the Seahawks-Chiefs-Cowboys gauntlet.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Anyhow, this bye gives first-year defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen a chance to exhale, recover and recharge after the Seahawks-Chiefs-Cowboys gauntlet.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 May 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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