exhale
Syllables: ex·hale/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/
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archaic[ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l]
exhale verb: to expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
Verb
exhale (third-person singular simple present exhales, present participle exhaling, simple past and past participle exhaled)
- To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
- Synonyms:
- outbreathe, breathe out, expire
- To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
- Synonyms:
- outbreathe, breathe out, expire
- To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
- Above was a tiled roof – though from that imperfect tiling exhaled stench and pestilence.2008, Gregor Dallas, Metrostop Paris, John Murray, published 2009, page 9
- Passengers on the earliest railway services would not even have enjoyed the luxury of a platform, instead having to step up onto the waiting open top wagons, where they would experience a journey that left many choking on the plumes of smoke exhaled by the leading locomotive.2025 July 9, Oliver Wheeler, “Action stations...”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 68
- To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
- The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
- Leſs fragrant Scents th' unfolding Roſe exhales, / Or Spices breathing in Arabian Gales.1715, [Alexander] Pope, The Temple of Fame: A Vision, London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 29
- To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.
- The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.
Noun
exhale (plural exhales)
- An exhalation.
- Now have client take slower, normal breaths through the nose and notice how the abdomen moves slightly outward with each inhale and then deflates with each exhale.2009, David A. Clark, Aaron T. Beck, Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: Science and Practice
exhale meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
exhale in Hindi
- सांस छोड़ना, साँस छोड़ना
exhale in Tamil
- ஆவியாக நீக்கல், மூச்சு வழி நீக்கல்
exhale in Marathi
- श्वास सोडणे, श्वास बाहेर काढणे, श्वास सोडण्यासाठी
exhale in Urdu
- سانس نکالنا
More languagesFewer languages
- exhale in Bengali
- নিশ্বাস ছাড়া, প্রশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা, বাষ্প নির্গত করা
- exhale in Telugu
- నిశ్వాసించు niśvāsiñcu
- exhale in Malayalam
- ശ്വാസംവിടുക, നിശ്വസിക്കുക, ആവിയായി പുറത്തുവിടുക, വമിക്കുക
- exhale in Kannada
- ಉಸಿರು ಬಿಡು, ನಿಶ್ವಾಸಿಸು, ಹೊಗೆ ಬಿಡು
- exhale in Punjabi
- ਸਾਹ ਛੱਡਣਾ, ਸਾਹ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣਾ, ਸਾਹ ਛੱਡਣ ਲਈ
- exhale in Gujarati
- શ્વાસ બહાર કાઢો, શ્વાસ બહાર કાઢવો, શ્વાસ છોડવા માટે
- exhale in Odia
- ନିଃଶ୍ୱାସ ଛାଡ଼ିବାକୁ
- exhale in Assamese
- নিশাহ লোৱা nixah lüa
- exhale in Arabic
- زَفَرَ zafara
- exhale in Thai
- หายใจออก hǎai-jai-ɔ̀ɔk
Examples of exhale in a sentence
- She coughed as she exhaled. Sixties weed had been nowhere near this strong.
- Their blossoms exhaled pouchesful of musk, and the birds vied with one another in their strange speech.
- Exhale and engage the navel, turn the spine to the right.
Synonyms of exhale
Antonyms
Forms of exhale
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | exhales |
| present participle | exhaling |
| past participle | exhaled |
| past | exhaled |
| Noun | |
| plural | exhales |
Origin of exhale
From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).
Words formed from exhale
Words that rhyme with exhale
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- veil
- pale
- avail
- wale
- whale
- bail
- hail
- yale
- bale
- snail
- travail
- brail
- frail
- jail
- prevail
- swale
- vail
- wail
- derail
- dwale
- entail
- flail
- Gail
- gayle
- impale
- kale
- quail
- regale
- spale
- thumbnail
- white whale
- ale
- curtail
- drail
- gale
- inhale
- retail
- shale
- tael
- unveil
- ail
- all hail
- assail
- ayel
- beyond the pale
- braille
- cakes and ale
- camail
Questions about exhale
- What does exhale mean?
- Exhale means to expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
- What is exhale in Hindi?
- Exhale in Hindi is सांस छोड़ना, साँस छोड़ना. See Exhale meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is exhale?
- Exhale can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce exhale?
- Exhale is pronounced /ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/.
- What is the past tense of exhale?
- The past tense of exhale is exhaled.
Words near exhale in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: exhale (page history and authors); exhale (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exhale (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exhale (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exhale (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Exhale (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exhale (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exhale (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exhale (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exhale (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exhale (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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