EXHALING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

exhaling

verb

present participle of exhale

as in expelling

to let or force out of the lungs before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke

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as in radiating

to throw or give off the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room

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Recent Examples of exhaling Hubbard and his family can be heard exhaling as soon as the hook was dislodged. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Take 30 to 40 deep cyclical breaths, inhaling fully into the belly and chest, exhaling without force. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026 After a day of meetings, errands, and a phone that won’t stop buzzing, there’s nothing quite like settling in at home and finally exhaling. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 May 2026 The show felt alive, inhaling and exhaling guests in a natural rhythm. — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026 For breathwork, Yasinksi recommends inhaling for four seconds, pausing for four seconds at the top, and then exhaling slowly. — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026 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 Yeah, exorcising that demon of just kind of singing about it, putting it on paper, and then just kind of exhaling and let that go, that's an important process. — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026

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From the battlefields of Afghanistan expelling a global superpower to laying the groundwork for al-Qaeda, FOX News experts and former intelligence officials break down the roots of modern terrorism.

— , FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Those plans were disrupted when the tank failed as the workday began, expelling huge amounts of a caustic liquid capable of causing severe burns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of expelling

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Youth and parents linked their loss of care to spikes in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, with stress radiating through entire families.

— Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings.

— Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of radiating

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Black holes whip hydrogen clouds around them at furious rates, with the clouds emitting slightly different colors depending on their speed.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Chandra spotted 84 suspicious object emitting very low-energy X-rays in six galaxies – four evolved ellipticals and two spirals, namely our near-neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of emitting

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The startup paused some of its AI research and training after the Hugging Face attack, but the security incidents haven't stopped OpenAI from releasing new products.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Exodus is releasing on PC (Steam & Epic Games Store), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on April 7, 2027.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of releasing

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Shortly after Practical Magic 2 hit theaters, Artrip posted a video to her Instagram addressing a fan’s comment about not wanting to watch the sequel because of the casting changes.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026
The film is a natural for the Academy’s casting category, given the scale and integrity of the ensemble Heder assembled.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of casting

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Cybersecurity stocks gained thanks to the safety warnings emanating from frontier large language model (LLM) developers.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
This goes beyond the typical optimism of this time of year and the confidence emanating from every corner of the roster tells as much of a story as the trade for Dexter Lawrence.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of emanating

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Kevin Kelly pitched a perfect eighth and Tyler Wells finished for his sixth save after major league saves leader Bryan Baker exited with what the right-hander believed was dehydration after issuing two walks to start the ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The council was issuing a proclamation about gun violence prevention.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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