inhale
to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
to breathe in, especially the smoke of cigarettes, cigars, etc.: Do you inhale when you smoke?
Origin of inhale
1Other words from inhale
- un·in·haled, adjective
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How to use inhale in a sentence
And right now in the US, there is an FDA-approved inhaled vaccine to prevent influenza called FluMist.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World | Kent Sepkowitz | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo the new inhaled powder measles vaccine may in a few years turn out to be an easier way to protect kids from measles.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World | Kent Sepkowitz | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI gazed at her face for a moment and inhaled a deep, heavy breath.
However studies have found dangerous compounds like benzene and formaldehyde in inhaled or secondhand vapor.
E-Cigarettes, Facing Ban, Still Figuring Out What They Want to Be | Alex Halperin | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMore likely, you inhaled the entire first season on Netflix over the course of one weekend.
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The smoke is inhaled into the lungs, producing a momentary stupor and the operation is over.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Peggy took a cigarette, lit it, and inhaled a breath of the fragrant smoke with great satisfaction.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullUnder the heat of the exercise during the football game the victim's body generated the gas which he inhaled.
His body heat produced the gas which was inhaled by the violinist in sufficient quantities to cause death.
Poison was instilled into bunches of natural roses, and the fragrance, when inhaled, gave death.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for inhale
/ (ɪnˈheɪl) /
to draw (breath) into the lungs; breathe in
Origin of inhale
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