ex·hale ( ks-h l , 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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| I say this continual smoking must have been one cause, at least, of his peculiar disposition; for every one knows that this earthly air, whether ashore or afloat, is terribly infected with the nameless miseries of the numberless mortals who have died exhaling it; and as in time of the cholera, some people go about with a camphorated handkerchief to their mouths; so, likewise, against all mortal tribulations, Stubb's tobacco smoke might have operated as a sort of disinfecting agent. One is sitting at a table, in a dry condition, wondering who is going to turn up and buy him a drink, or if his credit is good at some other saloon and if it's worth while to walk that far to find out, when suddenly the saloon doors swing wide, and enters a bevy of well-dressed men, themselves usually wide and exhaling an atmosphere of prosperity and fellowship. But who can explain Westminster Bridge Road or Liverpool Street in the morning--the city inhaling--or the same thoroughfares in the evening--the city exhaling her exhausted air? |