exhaleverb [ I or T ]
uk/eksˈheɪl/us/eksˈheɪl/formalto send air out of your lungs:
Take a deep breath in then exhale into the mouthpiece.
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- aspiration
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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exhalation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌeks.həˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌeks.həˈleɪ.ʃən/