Exhaling

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of expelling air from the respiratory system serves to maintain proper gas exchange and is crucial for sustaining life
2. It describes the action of forcing air out of the lungs, which is vital for efficient breathing and oxygen delivery
3. The act of pushing air out of the lungs through the mouth or nose after inhaling

Etymology: Exhaling is a plain formation: the present participle of "exhale," which combines the prefix "ex-" ("out," from Latin "ex") with "inhale." The verb "exhale" entered English in the late 1500s, borrowed from French "exhaler" or directly from Latin "exhalare," meaning "to breathe out," from "ex-" plus "halare," "to breathe." The "-ing" ending simply marks the continuous or participial form, so "exhaling" carries the same sense as the base verb.

Synonyms: breathing out

Antonyms: inhaling