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exhalation

[eks-huh-ley-shuhn, ek-suh-] / ˌɛks həˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sə- /
NOUN
breathing out
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NOUN
that which is exhaled
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While a brick home can resist the powerful exhalation of a wolf, it’s no match for wind-driven rain served up by a wicked storm.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2024

In a long exhalation, she sets her dancers free.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2024

Then, they used energy dissipation models to compare the seals' ability to warm and moisten air during inhalation and to reduce heat and moisture loss during exhalation.

From Science Daily Dec. 14, 2023

The fall of the hammer at 74 million pounds broke the tension, triggering a collective exhalation in the room and a round of applause.

From Reuters Jun. 27, 2023

Here Franny made the mistake of giving a little exhalation of impatience—she had just inhaled cigarette smoke.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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