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inhale

Syllabification: (in·hale)

Pronunciation: /inˈhāl/

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Definition of inhale

verb

breathe in (air, gas, smoke, etc.): [with object]:they were taken to the hospital after inhaling fumes [no object]:she inhaled deeply on another cigarette
[with object] informal eat (food) greedily or rapidly:later on I inhaled a box of chocolate cookies while watching cable TV