EXHALE


Meaning of EXHALE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ eks-ˈhāl, ek-ˈsāl ]

verb

( ex·haled ; ex·hal·ing )

Etymology: Middle English exalen, from Latin exhalare, from ex- + halare to breathe

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

1. : to rise or be given off as vapor

2. : to emit breath or vapor

transitive verb

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.