What is "exhale"

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.

   Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales.
   --Pope.

2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sun exhales the moisture of the earth.

Exhale \Ex*hale"\, v. i. To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish.

Their inspiration exhaled in elegies.
--Prescott.

c.1400, transitive, originally of liquids, perfumes, etc., from Middle French exhaler (14c.), from Latin exhalare "breathe out, evaporate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + halare "breathe." Of living things, "to breathe out," 1580s transitive; 1863 intransitive. Related: Exhaled; exhaling.

vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. 2 (context intransitive English) To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge. 3 (context transitive English) To expel (something) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm. 4 (context transitive English) To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.). 5 (context transitive English) To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.

1. v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: expire, breathe out] [ant: inhale]

2. give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" [syn: give forth, emanate]

"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston, featured on the soundtrack for the film Waiting to Exhale. It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on November 7, 1995, by Arista Records. The song was written and produced by Babyface. A mid-tempo R&B ballad, composed in the key of C major, the song's lyrics speaks about growing up and learning to let go. The song garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom noted Houston's vocal maturity in the song.

In the United States, it became the third single to debut on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in Billboards history, and Houston's eleventh (and final) number one single. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of one million copies. The song also reached number one in Canada and Spain, and the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. Additionally, it peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 26, 1997, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" received four nominations, including the Grammy Award for the Song of the Year, and won in the category of Best R&B Song. The song also won four other awards, including a Soul Train Music Award.

The music video for the song, directed by Forest Whitaker, shows close-up scenes of Houston inter-cut with scenes from the film Waiting to Exhale. Houston performed the song at the 39th Grammy Awards ceremony, and on the HBO special Classic Whitney Live from Washington, D.C. in October 1997. It was included in the set-list of Houston's three tours and select dates of various concerts.

Exhale is the seventh studio album by Plumb. Word Records alongside Curb Records released the album on May 4, 2015. Plumb worked with Matt Bronleewe in the production of this album.

Exhale is the eighth studio album by Thousand Foot Krutch. The Fuel Music released the album on June 17, 2016.

The album debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies.

"Exhale" is a single from New Zealand band, Six60 released in 2015.

To exhale is to breathe out.

Exhale may also refer to:

• " Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", a 1995 song by Whitney Houston
• "Exhale" (Emina Jahović song), a 2008 song by Emina Jahović
• "Exhale", a 2001 single by System F and Armin van Buuren
• Exhale (band), a US R&B trio active in the early 2000s
• Exhalation (short story), Hugo Award-winning short story by Ted Chiang
• Exhale {Plumb album), a 2015 album by Plumb
• Exhale (Thousand Foot Krutch album), a 2016 album by Thousand Foot Krutch

"Exhale" is an international maxi single (CDM) recorded in New York City by Serbian- Turkish recording artist Emina Jahović. It was released on 18 June 2008 through Multimedia Records. Jahović's first maxi single in English, Exhale, was completely produced and recorded in the United States under the production wing of Bojan Dugić (aka Bojan "Genius" Dugic), the Recording Academy's GRAMMY Awards voting member who worked with such best selling artists as Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Jay-Z, and Jennifer Lopez.

The maxi single contained remix tracks by DJs, including Elvir Gazić and Levent Gündüz. The tracks "Push It" and "Push It (Remix)" feature American rapper Cory Gunz.