English > exhalation: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of expelling air from the lungs. |
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| Synonyms | expiration, breathing out |
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| Part of | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation |
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| Narrower | blow, puff | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth |
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| puffing, huffing, snorting | An act of forcible exhalation |
| wind | breath |
| Broader | breath | The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing |
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| Spanish | espiración, exhalación, expiración |
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| Catalan | exhalació |
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| Verbs | exhale | expel air |
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