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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

  • uninhaled 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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And in the process of serving them, Soriao and the Hernandez brothers ducked fireworks, hid beneath their food stand and poured surplus milk into the eyes of protesters who had inhaled tear gas.

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Gary Ridgway, the prolific “Green River Killer,” inhaled the same Puget Sound toxins.

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Oh, and as the name would suggest, it can smell skunky, although I personally couldn’t detect much odor when I got on my knees and inhaled.

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By the time Mason gets home, he’s witnessed a brutal amount of violence perpetrated by those who’ve inhaled the pink fog.

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Still, she continued to use, buying it in local smoke shops, inhaling it in the car park and then heading straight back into the shop to buy more.

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