Exhale (Verb)
Meaning 1
Expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- Exhale slowly as you lower the bar to the ground.
- When lifting the kettlebell, exhale and push it upward.
- As the doctor instructs, exhale and hold the breath for 10 seconds.
- The yoga instructor advised her to inhale deeply and then exhale very slowly.
- On lifting the heavy box, remember to exhale rather than hold your breath.
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Meaning 2
Give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The pipe exhales a smell of burnt gasoline.
- Her perfume exhales a sweet fragrance that fills the room.
- The factory chimney exhales thick clouds of black smoke into the air.
- The heaters exhale warm air that circulates around the house.
- The damp basement exhales a musty smell that rises to the main floor.