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Added 9 October 2026

exhale

/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/ verb

In Latin: exhālō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exhale at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.

noun

An exhalation.

Origin

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

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