NOUN | act | breathing out, exhalation, expiration | the act of expelling air from the lungs |
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Meaning | The act of expelling air from the lungs. | |
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Synonyms | exhalation, expiration | |
Part of | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation |
Narrower | blow, puff | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth |
puffing, huffing, snorting | An act of forcible exhalation | |
wind | breath | |
Broader | breath | The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing |
Spanish | espiración, exhalación, expiración | |
Catalan | exhalació |
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