breathe out

Release your breath

To breathe out is to expel air from the lungs—the opposite of breathe in.

The phrase emphasizes the outward direction of breath: Breathe out slowly through your mouth.

It's synonymous with exhale but sounds less clinical.

Related

sigh · hold your breath · expel · lungs · blow · unburden · count to ten · release · relief · diaphragm · wind · exhalation · whisper · wheeze · fog · air · fresh air · balloon

Categories
Opposites
respiratory direction

breathe outbreathe in

Take air into lungs

inhale · inspire · draw breath · take a breath · gasp

Family

out, breathe, breathing, exhale, inspiration, breathed, aspiration, breathes, exhaled

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Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G