inhale
/ɪnˈheɪl/ verb B1- To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in the form of aerosols/smoke, sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- To eat very quickly.
He/she/it inhales · Past inhaled · Past participle inhaled · -ing form inhaling
Verb forms
- Base form
- inhale
- He/she/it
- inhales
- Past
- inhaled
- Past participle
- inhaled
- -ing form
- inhaling
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The air he inhaled was no longer pure, but thick and mephitic,—he was in prison.
“Touch nothing, my little friend,” cried the count eagerly; “some of those liquids are not only dangerous to taste, but even to inhale.”
Monte Cristo opened the tortoise-shell box, which the lady presented to him, and inhaled the odor of the lozenges with the air of an amateur who thoroughly appreciated their composition.
Dancers, players, talkers, all uttered an exclamation of joy—everyone inhaled with delight the breeze that floated in.
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