breathing out
Releasing your breath
Breathing out is the act of expelling air from the lungs, the opposite of breathing in.
The phrase appears in instructions for meditation, yoga, or relaxation exercises: Focus on breathing out slowly through your mouth.
The single-word equivalent is exhaling.
- sighAudible emotional breath
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- breathAir taken in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
fresh air · lungs · release · deflate · carbon dioxide · mouth · puff · gas exchange · blow · diaphragm · letting go · letting it go · catharsis · alveoli · unburdening · exhalation · wheeze · whisper
respiratory direction
breathing outbreathing in
Air entering lungs
inhaling · inhalation · inspiration · taking a breath · inspiring
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