exhale

Meanings

Plural: exhales

Verb

expel air
- "Exhale when you lift the weight"
give out (breath or an odor)
- "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"
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.
To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.

Noun

An exhalation.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

breathe out, emanate, expire, give forth, outbreathe

Antonyms

breathe in, inbreathe, inhale, inspire

Scrabble Score: 16

exhale is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exhale is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exhale is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

exhale is a valid Words With Friends word