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inhale

[ in-heyl ]

verb (used with object)

inhaled, inhaling.
  1. to breathe in; draw in by breathing:

    to inhale the polluted air.



verb (used without object)

inhaled, inhaling.
  1. to breathe in, especially the smoke of cigarettes, cigars, etc.:

    Do you inhale when you smoke?

inhale

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to draw (breath) into the lungs; breathe in
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲi·󲹱 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inhale1

First recorded in 1715–25; in- 2 + (ex)hale
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inhale1

C18: from in- ² + Latin 󲹱 to breathe
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Jody Bunting was arrested in November 2023 after his manager at a Derby hotel's health club had a severe allergic reaction from inhaling cocoa.

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Each spoonful delivers a deep, full inhale as we tip it to our lips, then we hold our breath as we swallow before finally exhaling at the end.

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In fact, I think those gendered stereotypes — Americans as virile and manly; Europeans as emasculated or effeminate — go back much further than that, and were inhaled by nearly all American men of Trump’s generation.

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The dust's fine grains, just one or two microns in size, makes it easy to inhale and difficult to remove.

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Peanuts and peas can sometimes get inhaled and stuck in the airways.

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