breathes in
Draws in air
To breathe in is to draw air into the lungs through the nose or mouth—the inhalation half of breathing.
The phrase often carries intention or awareness that simple "breathe" lacks: She closed her eyes and breathed in deeply.
One breathes in not just air but smells, fumes, or atmosphere: He breathed in the salt air of the coast.
- respireExchange gases for life
- sniffBrief nasal inhalation
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- scentingPerceiving by nose
- inhaleDraw air in
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