inhaleverb
uk/ɪnˈheɪl/us/ɪnˈheɪl/inhale verb (BREATHE)
[ I or T ] to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs:
She flung open the window and inhaled deeply.
She became ill shortly after inhaling the fumes.
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exhale
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- aspiration
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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inhale verb (EAT)
[ T ] US informal to eat something extremely fast:
Tony inhaled his burger.
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Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- consume
- feast
- feast on sth
- feeder
- feeding
- finish
- gorge
- pig out
- put sth away
- scarf
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- stoke
- swallow
- tuck
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inhalation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪn.həˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.həˈleɪ.ʃən/
Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.