as in breathing (out)
to let or force out of the lungs
blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn
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exhaling
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To cope, Sesko practices box-breathing to calm himself, a technique involving four four-second phases of breathing in, holding your breath before exhaling, and then holding again.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
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Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.—
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10 Feb. 2026
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“Blowing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowing%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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