- Exaling
- Exhale Ex*hale" ([e^]ks*h[=a]l" or [e^]gz*[=a]l"), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. {Exaled}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Exaling}.] [L. exhalare;
ex out + halare to breathe; cf.F. exhaler. Cf. {Inhale}.]
1. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as
an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor;
marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
[1913 Webster]
Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sun exhales the moisture of the earth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
