Exhale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expel air

give out (breath or an odor)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkshˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkshˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkshˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkshˈeɪl/.

Examples

Exhale when you lift the weight
The chimney exhales a thick smoke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

give forth emanate expire breathe out

Antonyms

inhale

Parts of Speech

verb	expel air “Exhale when you lift the weight”
verb	give out (breath or an odor) “The chimney exhales a thick smoke”

Word Forms

exhalation	noun	exhaled breath
expiratory	adjective	of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
expiration	noun	the act of expelling air from the lungs
emanation	noun	something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausatmen

Luft ausstoßen

🇫🇷French

exhaler

expulser l'air

🇪🇸Spanish

exhalar

expulsar el aire

🇮🇹Italian

espirare

espellere l'aria

🇳🇱Dutch

uitademen

lucht verdrijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

expire

expelir ar

🇷🇺Russian

выдохнуть

вытеснить воздух

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साँस छोड़ना

हवा बाहर निकालो

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্বাস ছাড়া

বায়ু বহিষ্কার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்சை வெளியேற்று

காற்றை வெளியேற்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిరైపో

గాలిని బహిష్కరించు

🇮🇳Marathi

श्वास सोडणे

हवा बाहेर काढणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શ્વાસ બહાર કાઢવો

હવા બહાર કાઢો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വാസം വിടുക

വായു പുറന്തള്ളുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਹ ਛੱਡਣਾ

ਹਵਾ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سانس چھوڑنا

ہوا نکالنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呼气

排出空气

🇯🇵Japanese

息を吐き出す

空気を追い出す

🇰🇷Korean

내쉬다

공기를 배출하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thở ra

trục xuất không khí

🇹🇭Thai

หายใจออก

ไล่อากาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghembuskan

mengeluarkan udara

🇵🇭Filipino

huminga nang palabas

magpalabas ng hangin

🇲🇾Malay

menghembus nafas

mengeluarkan udara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الزفير

طرد الهواء

🇮🇷Persian

بازدم

اخراج هوا

🇹🇷Turkish

nefes vermek

havayı dışarı atmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְשׁוֹף

להוציא אוויר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'exhale'?

The primary meaning of 'exhale' is 'expel air'.

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Using 'exhale' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exhale' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exhale' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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