The Collaborative International Dictionary
Efflation
Efflation \Ef*fla"tion\, n. The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out; a puff, as of wind.
A soft efflation of celestial fire.
--Parnell.
Wiktionary
efflation
n. The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out.
Usage examples of "efflation".
That was not, he told her, in case she were around, acting silly, meant in any spirit of acrimony or impatience: it was a legitimate efflation, paid for in advance.