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Grammar : Verb
Spell : eks-heyl, ek-seyl
Phonetic Transcription : ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl



Definition of exhale

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Middle French exhaler (14c.), from Latin exhalare "breathe out, evaporate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + halare "breathe." Related: Exhaled; exhaling.
  • verb breathe out
Example sentences :
  • She only, of the trio, could so exhale her soul in the very perfume of sound.
  • Extract from : « The Princess Virginia » by C. N. Williamson
  • What a pity that they are as evanescent as the bloom of these flowers and the fragrance they exhale!
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • To the Little Grey Woman he seemed to exhale youth from every pore.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • I am soon to exhale from my flesh, like the spirit of a broken flower.
  • Extract from : « The Ghost » by William. D. O'Connor
  • It seemed to exhale from the land itself, a prolonged sigh as of deep fatigue.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • He could see clearly the poisonous vapor which it was said to exhale!
  • Extract from : « The Lady Doc » by Caroline Lockhart
  • His very person seemed to exhale, not sanctity, but virility.
  • Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Only one there was who could so exhale her soul in the perfume of sound.
  • Extract from : « The Adventure of Princess Sylvia » by Mrs. C. N. Williamson
  • When you can hold your breath no longer, exhale as slowly as you can.
  • Extract from : « Montessori Elementary Materials » by Maria Montessori
  • They inhale it, and they exhale it, and they restore it largely when they die.
  • Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet

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