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exhale

The correct spelling is exhale.

How to pronounce exhale

/ɛksˈheɪl/
noun

IPA: /ɛksˈheɪl/

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The correct spelling is exhale. An exhalation. For example: "The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia."

Usage Examples

The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.

The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An exhalation.

verb

  1. 1.To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
  2. 2.To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
  3. 3.To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
  4. 4.To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
  5. 5.To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.

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