English > exhalation: 2 senses > noun 2, actMeaning | 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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