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exhaleexhale /ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYexhaleOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin exhalare, from halare to breathe VERB TABLEexhale |
| Present | I, you, we, they | exhale | | he, she, it | exhales | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | exhaled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have exhaled | | he, she, it | has exhaled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had exhaled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will exhale | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have exhaled |
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| Present | I | am exhaling | | he, she, it | is exhaling | | you, we, they | are exhaling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was exhaling | | you, we, they | were exhaling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exhaling | | he, she, it | has been exhaling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exhaling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exhaling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exhaling |
THESAURUSair► breathe to take air into your lungs and send it out again: My eyes began to sting, and I couldn’t breathe. People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. ► take a breath to take air into your lungs: Take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds. ► inhale formal to breathe in air, smoke, or gas: Try not to inhale the fumes from the glue. ► exhale formal to breathe air, smoke, etc. out through your mouth and nose: The doctor asked him to exhale normally while she listened to his lungs. ► be short of breath (also be out of breath) to have difficulty breathing, often after exercising or because you are sick: After walking up the stairs, my father was short of breath. ► gasp (also gasp for breath/air) to breathe quickly and loudly, because you are having difficulty getting enough air: People ran from the smoky building gasping for breath. ► wheeze to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, usually because you are sick: The pollen in the air was making me wheeze and itch. ► pant to breathe quickly with short breaths, in the way that dogs do: The dog sat outside, panting in the hot sun. ► snore to breathe noisily through your mouth and nose while you sleep: He snores so loudly that I hear it in the next room. ► sigh to breathe out loudly and slowly because you are disappointed, tired, or you are beginning to relax: She sighed with relief as she walked out of the exam room. ► hyperventilate to breathe too hard and fast because you are anxious or sick: Before the competition, she started to hyperventilate. to breathe air, smoke, etc. out of your mouth or nose OPP inhale: Take a deep breath; then exhale slowly.► see thesaurus at breathe—exhalation /ˌɛksəˈleɪʃən, ˌɛkshə-/ noun [uncountable] |