Past tense of exhale
regular verb
The past tense of exhale is exhaled. The past participle is also exhaled.
Forms of exhale
| Base form (V1) | exhale /ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | exhaled |
| Past participle (V3) | exhaled |
| Present participle | exhaling |
| Third person singular | exhales |
Exhaled in a sentence
- 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
- She coughed as she exhaled. Sixties weed had been nowhere near this strong.From the entry sixties
- Their blossoms exhaled pouchesful of musk, and the birds vied with one another in their strange speech.2021, Abū l-Muṭahhar al-Azdī; Emily Selove and Geert Jan van Gelder, editors, translators, and annotators, The Portrait of Abū l-Qāsim…. From the entry pouchful
- Finally, I took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and knocked on the door.2013, Susan Clare, Namaste Baby: A Journey to Surrogacy in India, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 241. From the entry namaste
- Liddell nodded, exhaled a feathery tendril of dirty white smoke ceilingward.1949, Frank Kane, Green Light for Death, Prologue Books, published 2012, →ISBN. From the entry ceilingward
Meaning of exhale
- verb To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
- verb To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
- verb To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
Questions about the past tense of exhale
- What is the past tense of exhale?
- The past tense of exhale is exhaled.
- What is the past participle of exhale?
- The past participle of exhale is exhaled.
- Is exhale a regular or irregular verb?
- Exhale is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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