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n a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis v exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or…

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  1. n a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis v exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion