exhaled

Released a breath

Exhaled is the past tense of exhale, meaning to breathe out.

Air or smoke that has been exhaled has left someone's lungs: She exhaled slowly, trying to calm her nerves.

The word can describe any outward release of breath or vapor: He exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke into the cold night air.

breathing

breath

Air taken in

  • sighAudible emotional breath
  • puffBrief burst of air
  • gaspSudden sharp breath

respiration · lungs · diaphragm · expiration · airways · oxygen · carbon dioxide · ventilation · pulmonary · bronchi

relief

sigh

Audible emotional breath

decompression · relaxation · tension release · calming · unwinding · de-stress · catharsis · respite · ease · comfort

substance

smoke

Airborne combustion byproduct

  • vaporGaseous form of liquid
  • steamHeated water's gaseous form
  • mistFine airborne moisture

fumes · cloud · plume · puff · ring · wisp · fog · cannabis · tobacco · vape

wind

breeze

Light, gentle air movement

  • waftDrift on air
  • puffBrief burst of air
  • blowMove air forcefully

gust · draft · airflow · whiff · current · stream · whisper

Opposites
breath direction

exhaledinhaled

Drew into lungs

breathed in · inspired · gasped · sniffed · aspirated

Family

exhale, exhalation, exhaling, exhales, exhalations

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