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Exhalation

The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth in the form of steam or vapor; evaporation.

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Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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Huffing 76% connected

of Huff

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Puff 76% connected

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

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Puffing 76% connected

of Puff

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Snorting 76% connected

of Snort

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Wind 76% connected

To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twin…

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Breath 76% connected

The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous…

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Breathing 70% connected

of Breathe

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Respiration 70% connected

The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.

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Ventilation 70% connected

The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a…

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Expiration 92% connected

The act of expiring

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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