exhalation

(eg. origin, love, sign )

exhalation  /ˌɛkshə ˈleɪ ʃən/ ? Meaning of "exhalation"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) exhaled breath
  2. (n) the act of expelling air from the lungs

Synonym(s)

expiration, halitus

Usage(s):

  1. The exhalation of smoke from feminine lungs is becoming, in the aggregate, a mighty blast of fashion which railroad economists may not ignore.
  2. An exhalation of breath as the lights go down.
  3. Then there was a strange exhalation, like air rushing from a punctured inner tube.

Quotes

  1. "There is a great exhalation of breath going on in the world as people express their appreciation for the new direction that's being set and the team that is put together by the president," Clinton said. "We have a lot of damage to repair."
    on Jan 27, 2009 By: Hillary Rodham Clinton Source: Reuters

  2. "If it hadn't worked, we would have been poisoned by our own exhalation," Lovell said.
    on Apr 18, 2005 By: Jim Lovell Source: OCRegister

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