exhales

Releases held air

Exhales is the third-person singular of exhale, meaning to breathe out.

We inhale air into the lungs and exhale it back out.

The word extends to anything expelled or given off: The swamp exhales a foul odor.

She exhales slowly, trying to calm her nerves.

breathing

breath

Air taken in

puff · release · airflow · diaphragm · lungs · respiratory · ventilation · oxygen · carbon dioxide · deflate

smoke

cigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

  • vaporGaseous form of liquid
  • plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
  • cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass

wisp · tobacco · cannabis · hookah · vape · fumes · steam · mist · dragon breath · rings

relief

sigh

Audible emotional breath

calm · ease · relaxation · tension release · unwinding · decompression · catharsis · respite · comfort · settling

emotion

sigh

Audible emotional breath

yearning · nostalgia · regret · disappointment · ennui · pensive · bittersweet · heartache · lament · resignation

weariness

fatigue

Weariness from prolonged exertion

defeat · spent · drained · weary · deflated · slump · surrender · giving up · exasperation · frustration

completion

finally

At the end

accomplishment · end · wrap-up · over · through · concluding · last breath · finale

Opposites
breath direction

exhalesinhales

Draws air inward

breathes in · inspires · gasps · sniffs · snorts

air retention

exhalesretains

Continues to possess

contains

Family

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