inhale
Etymology

From , from in ("in, into, on") + halare ("to breathe").

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ɪnˈheɪl/
Verb

inhale (inhales, present participle inhaling; simple past and past participle inhaled)

  1. (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
    Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire
    Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale, expire
  2. (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.
    Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire
    Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.
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inhale (plural inhales)

  1. An inhalation.
    • 2009, David A. Clark, Aaron T. Beck, Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: Science and Practice:
      Now have client take slower, normal breaths through the nose and notice how the abdomen moves slightly outward with each inhale and then deflates with each exhale.



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