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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhale.

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Examples

  • I feel no disposition to be satirical, when the trapper's coat emits the odor of musquash even; it is a sweeter scent to me than that which commonly exhales from the merchant's or the scholar's garments.

    Walking 1969

  • I feel no disposition to be satirical, when the trapper's coat emits the odor of musquash even; it is a sweeter scent to me than that which commonly exhales from the merchant's or the scholar's garments.

    Walking 1862

  • The danger lies in the pungent, sickly, but delicious perfume it exhales, which is so intense, that, coming up against the wind, it could be detected miles away.

    The Heart of Unaga Ridgwell Cullum 1905

  • Sprawled on her back, breath escapes her lips in short exhales.

    VIBE Magazine 2008

  • Sprawled on her back, breath escapes her lips in short exhales.

    VIBE Magazine 2008

  • And others dead, whofe putrid name exhales A noifome fcent, the bulky volume teems.

    The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790

  • He takes a drag off the e-cig and exhales thin vapor.

    Famous Todd Strasser 2011

  • She exhales loudly, says nothing yet, takes a healthy sip.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • I can feel her throat on my face as she exhales again.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • His cold exhales deliver tiny icy clouds to the older man's face.

    Need food for family Chris Miller 2011

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