Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of expiring 2. (n.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration. 3. (n.) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation. 4. (n.) The last emission of breath; death. 5. (n.) A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. 6. (n.) That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

Multi-Version Concordance Expiration (1 Occurrence) Job 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the expiration of the breath. (WBS)