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in·hale

inhale

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn heIl
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part of speech: verb
inflections: inhales, inhaling, inhaled
definition 1: When you inhale something, you take it into your lungs by breathing. We are constantly inhaling air.
During the fire, she inhaled so much smoke that she had to go to the hospital.
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definition 2: When you inhale, you breathe in. Sometimes the doctor asks you to inhale when he or she listens to your heart.
Kayla put her nose next to the flower and inhaled deeply. She said the flower smelled fantastic.
derivation: inhalation (n.)
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