inhale
IPA: ɪnhˈeɪɫ
noun
- An inhalation.
verb
- (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- (transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- (transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.
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Examples of "inhale" in Sentences
- He's terrified and takes a breath of his inhaler.
- This lessens the proportion of smoke to air inhaled.
- I'm going to light it on fire and inhale the smoke to destroy the evidence.
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