exhale
exhale
Definition
ex·hale (eks hāl′, eks′hāl′)
intransitive verb -·haled′, -·hal′·ing
- to breathe out
- to be given off or rise into the air as vapor; evaporate
Etymology: Fr exhaler < L exhalare < ex-, out + halare, to breathe < IE base *an- > Gr anemos, L animus
transitive verb
- to breathe out (air, cigarette smoke, etc.)
- to give off (vapor, fumes, etc.)
exhale
Synonyms
exhale
Usage Examples
Object
- breath: Biting midges can detect carbon dioxide, which is found in exhaled breath, from more than 100 meters.
- smoke: Second hand pot smoke doesn't affect the hair test results as much as crack smoke does mainly because exhaled smoke contains no THC.
- dioxide: People exhale carbon dioxide at a level many times higher than background levels in the atmosphere.
- air: Not unusual for a cave, except this cave exhales warm humid air, rich in carbon dioxide, depleted in oxygen.
- gas: I have used exhaled gases many times with no problem, once well practiced.
- cloud: Before Cypress Hill exhaled clouds of smoke over blues breaks, there were the Dust Brothers.
Preposition: through
- nose: In breathing we should at all times both inhale and exhale through the nose.
Modifying Another Word
- loudly: She leaned back in her chair, face raised to the ceiling and exhaled loudly.
- slowly: Breath in slowly, hold your breath for a few seconds, then exhale slowly.
- deeply: No, [ exhales deeply ] no, bloody useless.
- in: The concentration of carbon monoxide in exhaled air is then measured.
- then: Exhale then inhale arms wide, like the statue " Angel of the North.
- fully: Ask the patient to take a breath and fully exhale.
Present participle complement
- breathe: The unit exceeds the current inhale and exhale breathing resistance standards and meets all diving requirements to depths in excess of 75m.
Preposition: of
- breath: Feel your arms and legs go limp with every exhale of breath.
Preposition: for
- recovery: Less than 1 % Isoflurane is metabolized - the rest is merely exhaled for recovery to occur.
Preposition: by
- smoker: Whether you are smoking or just inhaling the smoke exhaled by a smoker, it does not matter.
Browse dictionary entries near exhale
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- exhausted
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