inhale

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To breathe air, smoke, or gas in through the nose or mouth.

   She inhaled deeply and enjoyed the fresh mountain air.

2. 2
   verb

   To eat something very quickly.

   He was so hungry that he inhaled his lunch in two minutes.

3. 3
   noun

   An act of breathing in.

   Take a slow inhale through your nose and feel your chest rise.

From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”).

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