- inhale⇄inhale, verb, -haled,-haling,noun.
- inhale⇄noun an inhalation.
Ex. On colder mornings ... it was swell and invigorating taking inhales (James T. Farrell). - inhale⇄v.i. 1. to draw air, gas, fragrance, or smoke, into the lungs.
2. (Figurative:)
Ex. People inhale deeply of the past by ... looking at chairs inscribed with such names as Kit Carson, Zebulon Pike, Horace Tabor, and Horace Greeley (New Yorker - inhale⇄v.t. to draw into the lungs; breathe in (air, gas, fragrance, or smoke).
Ex. When he inhaled the strong fumes, he began to cough.