exhaled; exhaling
1
a
: to breathe out
she exhaled a sigh
b
: to give forth (gaseous matter) : emit
2
archaic
: to cause to be emitted in vapor
Examples of exhale in a Sentence
She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, trying to relax.
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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After a day of elbowing through crowds at the Forum or the Vatican, entering your room or suite feels like a chance to exhale in solitude.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Try box breathing—inhaling on a four-count, holding for four, exhaling on a four-count, holding for four—while clenching and releasing your fists.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 21 May 2025
His starts are events, and for a rotation worn thin by injuries, a rare chance to exhale.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Big Tech — Technology behemoths were sharply higher on Wednesday as the broader market exhaled in response to President Donald Trump’s softer rhetoric on Chinese tariffs and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Try box breathing—inhaling on a four-count, holding for four, exhaling on a four-count, holding for four—while clenching and releasing your fists.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 21 May 2025
His starts are events, and for a rotation worn thin by injuries, a rare chance to exhale.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Big Tech — Technology behemoths were sharply higher on Wednesday as the broader market exhaled in response to President Donald Trump’s softer rhetoric on Chinese tariffs and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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exhale
verb
ex·hale
eks-ˈhāl 
exhaled; exhaling
1
: to breathe out
2
: to send forth (as gas or odor)
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