Inhale

Verb

 * 1)  To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
 * 2)  To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
 * 3)  To eat very quickly.
 * The hungry child inhaled her meal.

Synonyms

 * breathe in, inspire
 * breathe in, inspire

Antonyms

 * breathe out, exhale, expire
 * breathe out, exhale

Derived terms

 * inhalation
 * French inhale

Related terms

 * inhaler

Adverbs for Inhale
audibly; deeply; luxuriously; spasmodically; gaspingly; sharply; agonizingly; laboriously.

Thesaurus
aspirate, blow, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, chain-smoke, chaw, chew, cough, drag, draw, draw in, exhale, exhaust, expel, expire, gasp, gulp, hack, hiccup, huff, inhale snuff, inspire, nose, pant, puff, pull, respire, scent, sigh, slurp, smell, smell of, smoke, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, suck, suck in, suckle, take snuff, wheeze, whiff

Etymology
From inhalare: < in: + halare:.

Translations

 * Dutch: inademen
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: einatmen
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: belélegzik
 * Ido: aspirar


 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: вдыхать, вдохнуть
 * Slovene: vdihovati / vdihniti
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: ఉచ్ఛ్వాసించు (ucchvaasiMcu)


 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Polish: inhalować, wziewać, wdychać


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: вдыхать, вдохнуть
 * Telugu: పీల్చు (peelchu)

Anagrams

 * haline