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inhale

  • verb
  • /ɪnˈheɪl/

To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

Other meanings

  1. 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.

  2. To eat very quickly.

Antonyms

  • exhale

Related words

  • uninhaled
  • inhalable
  • misinhale
  • outhale
  • inhalation
  • French inhale

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “inhale” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.