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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Florida reported expelling 466 public preschoolers, more than any other state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
When basics — pinstripes, polka dots, gingham and army green — inflate and explode into palatial forms, expelling feathers and brocade.

— Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of expelling

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In photos shared by celebrity hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos on September 19, the British lawyer could be seen radiating in a sunshine yellow sundress during a week-long trip to Malawi, Africa as part of a Clooney Foundation for Justice initiative.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
Barbara and Ibby forge a friendship that’s unexpectedly compelling because of the strength of the two actors, radiating an interiority that isn’t on the page.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of radiating

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The grants would provide $100,000 to family farmers who turn their farm in two years from a CO2-emitting operation into a CO2-capturing operation.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Unlike a conventional light-emitting display, E Ink’s technology reflects ambient light.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of emitting

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But ahead of November's midterm election, Democrats in recent weeks have ramped up campaign ads hitting their GOP opponents for past opposition to releasing the Epstein files.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The trigger for lithium-ion battery fires is a process called thermal runaway, a cascading sequence of heat-releasing reactions inside the battery cell.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of releasing

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Endless ink has been spilled about the decline of traditional movie stars and how casting the right celebrities no longer guarantees box office success.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Every researcher who quits Anthropic to write a viral letter about extinction is casting himself, in the drama running in his own head, as Oppenheimer walking away from the bomb.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of casting

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In such disparate areas as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum science, bioengineering, next-generation energy, and space, breakthroughs that are crucial to the country’s power and influence are emanating from private companies.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Its unfurling will reveal an image of the cosmos overlain with blooming flowers and splintered prisms emanating rainbows.

— Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of emanating

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been issuing more short-term debt to finance the deficit and is retiring long-term obligations.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Consistent with his approach in previous public appearances, Warsh opted against issuing a forecast about what the central bank may do at its meeting later this month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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