| 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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