inhaled

Variant of inhale

inhale definition

in·hale (in hāl′, in′hāl′)

transitive verb inhaled -·haled′, inhaling -·hal′·ing

  1. to draw (air, vapor, etc.) into the lungs; breathe in
  2. Informal to consume rapidly or voraciously to inhale one's dinner

Etymology: L inhalare < in-, in + halare, to breathe: see exhale

intransitive verb

  1. to draw air, vapor, etc. into the lungs
  2. to draw tobacco smoke into the lungs when smoking

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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