exhale
pronunciation
How to pronounce exhale in British English:
UK [eksˈheɪl]
How to pronounce exhale in American English:
US [eksˈheɪl]
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- Verb:
- expel air
- give out (breath or an odor)
Word Origin
- exhale (v.)
- c. 1400, transitive, originally of liquids, perfumes, etc., from Middle French exhaler (14c.), from Latin exhalare "breathe out, evaporate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + halare "breathe." Of living things, "to breathe out," 1580s transitive; 1863 intransitive. Related: Exhaled; exhaling.
Example
- 1. Exhale as you curl up ; inhale as you release .
- 2. The waste gas carbon dioxide is produced as a byproduct and disposed of when we exhale .
- 3. When you feel that stress is mounting in you , take three deep breaths and exhale slowly .
- 4. Exhale and bend your right knee till it is over your right ankle .
- 5. Let your breath out slowly , feeling the stress leave your body as you exhale .