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inhale(dictionary)
inhale(dictionary)

inhale (iou)



inhale verb & noun. E18.
[Latin inhalare, formed as IN-2 + halare breathe.]
A. verb trans. & intrans. Breathe in; draw in by breathing; take (esp. tobacco smoke) into the lungs. E18.
L. Durrell I inhaled the warm summer perfume of her dress and skin. J. Heller I do smoke...I even inhale. A. Brink He inhaled the smoke, savouring it. B. T. Bradford She..took several deep breaths, inhaling and exhaling for a few seconds.
b. noun. An act of inhaling, esp. of inhaling tobacco smoke. M20.
New Yorker I had just finished my inhale and was about to blow out.