Exsufflate

/ɛkˈsʌfleɪt/ verb

Definition

To blow out or expel air forcefully; to breathe out with exertion.

Etymology

From Latin ex- (out) + sufflare (to blow or puff). The word literally means 'to blow out' and appears in medical and physiological contexts.

Kelly Says

This is the technical verb for what happens when you exhale forcefully—doctors use it when describing how the lungs expel air, making it sound far more clinical than 'breathing out.'

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