To Exhale
- (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
- (transitive) To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
- (intransitive) To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
- (transitive) To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
- (transitive) To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor.
| Synonyms |
(breathe out (intransitive)): outbreathe, breathe out, expire (archaic)
(expel (transitive)): outbreathe, breathe out, expire (archaic)
| Antonyms |
(expel (transitive)): inbreathe, breathe in, inhale
(breathe out (intransitive)): inbreathe, breathe in, inspire