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exhale

ex·hale

UK/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/ US/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/ fairly common

verb

1.

expel air

  • “Exhale when you lift the weight”
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2.

give out (breath or an odor)

  • “The chimney exhales a thick smoke”
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Origin

From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).

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