Inhaling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    inhalation

    "Smoking was difficult, I had to have perfect timing, sticking my head as far out the tiny porthole as I could, and timing my puffs to the inhalings and exhalings of the ship."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of inhale form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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breath

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"Inhaling diesel exhaust is bad for our health."

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