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View synonyms for exhalation
exhalation
/ ĕks′hə-lā′shən /
- The act of breathing out air. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, causing compression of the lungs and an outward flow of air.
- Also called expiration
- Compare inhalation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exhalation1
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Example Sentences
Then the west wind, which had held its breath so long, broke loose with unrestrained exhalation.
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She looked about—there was so much to look at—with a deep exhalation.
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Money seemed to flow from the ground; vast fortunes 'rose like an exhalation,' as your Milton says.
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They are hurtful because they lessen the exhalation of carbonic anhydride from the lungs.
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But there was a terribly damp and earthy exhalation about it, which suggested an unpleasant sensation of being entombed alive.
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