Meaning

(intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
2. (transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in the form of aerosols/smoke, sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.
4. An inhalation.

Example Sentences

“Please. I’m starved.” Her gaze followed the man with the meatpies while she inhaled deeply, trying to hold onto the heavenly scent. […] “I find myself ravenous for meatpie.”

[…] this room, where misfortune seems to ooze, where speculation lurks in corners, and of which Madame Vauquer inhales the warm, fetid air without being nauseated.

And he led the way from the station, stopping once to gloat over the sunset across Trafalgar Square, and again to inhale the tarry scent of the warm wood-paving, which was perfume to his nostrils as the din of its traffic was music to his ears, before we came to one of those political palaces which permit themselves to be included in the list of ordinary clubs.

She had also forgotten both diet and protocol as she joined Sven in guzzling large cokes, practically inhaling fries and gravy, and rounding off the meal with double malts.

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.

Word Forms

• inhales
• inhaling
• inhaled

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When Should You Use Inhale?

Use inhale when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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