Inhale
verb
To breath in air, smoke, or gas.
She inhaled deeply and smelled the fresh scent of grass.
Often appears as...
- inhale deeply
- inhale sharply
verb
To eat or drink something quickly.
He inhaled his food as if he had not eaten in days.
Often appears as...
- inhale food
- inhale a meal
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To take in information quickly and eagerly.
She is an avid reader who inhales books.
Often appears as...
- inhale books
- inhale information
verb
To breath in air, smoke, or gas.
She inhaled deeply and smelled the fresh scent of grass.
Often appears as...
- inhale deeply
- inhale sharply
verb
To eat or drink something quickly.
He inhaled his food as if he had not eaten in days.
Often appears as...
- inhale food
- inhale a meal
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To take in information quickly and eagerly.
She is an avid reader who inhales books.
Often appears as...
- inhale books
- inhale information
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Breathing Air
Use 'inhale' specifically when referring to drawing air into the lungs, often through the nose.
On the mountain peak, he inhaled the crisp, clean air.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
'Inhale' can suggest a strong awareness of the air or smell one breathes in.
She inhaled the aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotive Response
'Inhale' may imply a deep emotional reaction to a smell or air quality.
He inhaled sharply, recognizing the scent of his childhood home.
Pro Tip 1/3Breathing Air
Use 'inhale' specifically when referring to drawing air into the lungs, often through the nose.
On the mountain peak, he inhaled the crisp, clean air.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
'Inhale' can suggest a strong awareness of the air or smell one breathes in.
She inhaled the aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotive Response
'Inhale' may imply a deep emotional reaction to a smell or air quality.
He inhaled sharply, recognizing the scent of his childhood home.
Pro Tip 1/3Breathing Air
Use 'inhale' specifically when referring to drawing air into the lungs, often through the nose.
On the mountain peak, he inhaled the crisp, clean air.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
'Inhale' can suggest a strong awareness of the air or smell one breathes in.
She inhaled the aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotive Response
'Inhale' may imply a deep emotional reaction to a smell or air quality.
He inhaled sharply, recognizing the scent of his childhood home.
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Which sunscreen should...
and the active ingredients. Sprays can be convenient to put on, especially when you're wet, but a recent study found that most people don't apply a thick enough layer to get full protection. And the possible health risks of inhaling sunscreen compounds from a spray cloud might make you consider reaching for that bottle of lotion instead.
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Filming A Battle Of Life...
that's exposed and it just really does sandblast you as you're crawling in it fills your ears even trying to breathe you inhale and you get a mouthful of sound and nose full of sand yeah it's horrible and the seals and the jackals they're just dealing with this pretty much every day that's what life's
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How pigeons took over...
in structural damage annually. Though incidents of infection are rare, this poop can host fungi that are harmful to people if inhaled. They may be numerous, noisy and a little too keen on your lunch, but the pigeons that swirl around us are evidence of an ancient, ongoing relationship.
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
and reaching the lungs. It also creates the characteristic "hic." To date, there is no known function for hiccups. They don't seem to provide any medical or physiological advantage. Why begin to inhale air only to suddenly stop it from actually entering the lungs?
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How Marijuana Works PIPE...
up the amount of tar they inhale to four times that of an unfiltered cigarette the tar attacks the small hair like cilia to protect the lungs and paralyzes or destroys them this allows the tar to penetrate leading to a greater risk of chronic bronchitis
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How often should you get...
but that's not an infection. It's your normal immune response to the vaccine. Some parts of the world use, instead of a shot, an inhaled vaccine that contains a weakened live virus. This is also safe for the vast majority of people.
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Radioactivity: Expect...
Although alpha cannot penetrate your skin, if you inhale or injest a radioactive nucleus, the health consequences can be severe. Radioactivity is both useful and deadly, but it is all around us as a background to the natural world.
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How to master your sense...
and in her words, distinguish the carpenter from the iron worker, the artist from the mason or the chemist, by a simple inhale. Follow these steps and you too can change the way the world smells to you.
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The tyranny of merit PIPE...
Meritocracy is corrosive of the common good. It leads to hubris among the winners and humiliation among those who lose out. It encourages the successful to inhale too deeply of their success,
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Why are These Capuchin's...
inhaling this dust no one knows why they do it but this group are probably the smartest monkeys in the world and they may be using this for medicinal purposes
Video examples
Which sunscreen should...
and the active ingredients. Sprays can be convenient to put on, especially when you're wet, but a recent study found that most people don't apply a thick enough layer to get full protection. And the possible health risks of inhaling sunscreen compounds from a spray cloud might make you consider reaching for that bottle of lotion instead.
Video examples
Filming A Battle Of Life...
that's exposed and it just really does sandblast you as you're crawling in it fills your ears even trying to breathe you inhale and you get a mouthful of sound and nose full of sand yeah it's horrible and the seals and the jackals they're just dealing with this pretty much every day that's what life's
Video examples
How pigeons took over...
in structural damage annually. Though incidents of infection are rare, this poop can host fungi that are harmful to people if inhaled. They may be numerous, noisy and a little too keen on your lunch, but the pigeons that swirl around us are evidence of an ancient, ongoing relationship.
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
and reaching the lungs. It also creates the characteristic "hic." To date, there is no known function for hiccups. They don't seem to provide any medical or physiological advantage. Why begin to inhale air only to suddenly stop it from actually entering the lungs?
Video examples
How Marijuana Works PIPE...
up the amount of tar they inhale to four times that of an unfiltered cigarette the tar attacks the small hair like cilia to protect the lungs and paralyzes or destroys them this allows the tar to penetrate leading to a greater risk of chronic bronchitis
Video examples
How often should you get...
but that's not an infection. It's your normal immune response to the vaccine. Some parts of the world use, instead of a shot, an inhaled vaccine that contains a weakened live virus. This is also safe for the vast majority of people.
Video examples
Radioactivity: Expect...
Although alpha cannot penetrate your skin, if you inhale or injest a radioactive nucleus, the health consequences can be severe. Radioactivity is both useful and deadly, but it is all around us as a background to the natural world.
Video examples
How to master your sense...
and in her words, distinguish the carpenter from the iron worker, the artist from the mason or the chemist, by a simple inhale. Follow these steps and you too can change the way the world smells to you.
Video examples
The tyranny of merit PIPE...
Meritocracy is corrosive of the common good. It leads to hubris among the winners and humiliation among those who lose out. It encourages the successful to inhale too deeply of their success,
Video examples
Why are These Capuchin's...
inhaling this dust no one knows why they do it but this group are probably the smartest monkeys in the world and they may be using this for medicinal purposes
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kirk Herbstreit
American Journalist
Like a lot of people, I'm getting up there in age. Before I ate anything and everything. I just inhaled food. I enjoy eating, and I used to be the guy who works out just to eat. Now I'm much smarter about what I eat.
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George Clooney
American Actor
When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will tell you you're a genius, which you are not, and if you understand that, you win.
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Chris Claremont
British Writer
The nice thing about genetics is, I can see my kids doing what I used to do, which is inhaling books like breathing.
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Michael Robotham
Australian Writer
I write entertainment. There are some books you read but don't inhale. There are books that will change your life.
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Rosie Jones
When I was younger, I inhaled books, and reading has always been my one true love.
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Woody Allen
American Director
He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian.
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Sophia Loren
Italian Actress
Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.
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Ned Rorem
American Composer
Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.
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Cilla Black
British Musician
The difference with me is that I did inhale.
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Peter Fonda
American Actor
I don't trust anybody who didn't inhale.
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Kirk Herbstreit
American Journalist
Like a lot of people, I'm getting up there in age. Before I ate anything and everything. I just inhaled food. I enjoy eating, and I used to be the guy who works out just to eat. Now I'm much smarter about what I eat.
Quote examples
George Clooney
American Actor
When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will tell you you're a genius, which you are not, and if you understand that, you win.
Quote examples
Chris Claremont
British Writer
The nice thing about genetics is, I can see my kids doing what I used to do, which is inhaling books like breathing.
Quote examples
Michael Robotham
Australian Writer
I write entertainment. There are some books you read but don't inhale. There are books that will change your life.
Quote examples
Rosie Jones
When I was younger, I inhaled books, and reading has always been my one true love.
Quote examples
Woody Allen
American Director
He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian.
Quote examples
Sophia Loren
Italian Actress
Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.
Quote examples
Ned Rorem
American Composer
Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.
Quote examples
Cilla Black
British Musician
The difference with me is that I did inhale.
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Peter Fonda
American Actor
I don't trust anybody who didn't inhale.
Example 1 of 10
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