as in blowing (out)
to let or force out of the lungs
leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe
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exhaling
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Curry, wearing a bulky wrap around his knee, leaned back and took a long, deep breath before exhaling as the game tipped off.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Much of Electrical Field of Love has a loose, improvisatory feel, with Gibbs and Lewis laying down thick, burrowing grooves, Ross adding textured flair, and Muldrow exhaling drawn-out, chantlike phrases or compact, laser-like screams on top of it all.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Breathing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathing%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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