EXHALING

Verb

exhaling

present participle of exhale

Noun

exhaling (plural exhalings)

exhalation

Source: Wiktionary


EXHALE

Ex*hale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaled, p. pr. & vb. n.. Exaling.] Etym: [L. exhalare; ex out + halare to breathe; cf.F. exhaler. Cf. Inhale.]

1. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia. Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. Pope.

2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth.

Ex*hale", v. i.

Definition: To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish. Their inspiration exhaled in elegies. Prescott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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