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exhaling

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ex·hale  (ks-hl, k-sl)
v. ex·haled, ex·hal·ing, ex·hales
v.intr.
1.
a. To breathe out.
b. To emit air or vapor.
2. To be given off or emitted.
v.tr.
1. To blow (something) forth or breathe (something) out.
2. To give off; emit: chimneys exhaling dense smoke.
[Middle English exalen, from Latin exhlre : ex-, ex- + hlre, to breathe.]


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