inhales
Takes air in
Inhales is the third-person singular of inhale, meaning to breathe in or draw air into the lungs: She inhales deeply before diving underwater.
The word extends to consuming substances through breathing: He inhales cigarette smoke, She inhales the fumes from the marker.
Informally, to inhale food is to eat it rapidly and eagerly: The kids inhaled their pizza.
Gas exchange in organisms
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- breathAir taken in
airways · nostrils · deep breath · gasp · sniff · inspiration · trachea · bronchi
Eats ravenously
- gobblesConsumes with haste
- wolfs downEats greedily and quickly
- scarfsNeck cloth accessories
- gulpsHasty, large swallows
respiration
Gas exchange in organisms
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
breath · airways · nostrils · deep breath · gasp · sniff · inspiration · trachea · bronchi · nasal
devours
Eats ravenously
- gobblesConsumes with haste
- wolfs downEats greedily and quickly
- scarfsNeck cloth accessories
gulps · engulfs · swallows · feast · gorges · food · meal · snack
cigarettes
Paper-wrapped tobacco for smoking
hookah · puff · drag · smoke · e-cigarettes · joint · cannabis · vapor · filter · secondhand
- breathing actionsgasps, deep breath, shallow breath, takes a breath
- consumeseats, devours, consumes, ingests, swallows
- smoke inhalationBreathing in combustion gases
- inhaling foodSwallowing food rapidly
- steam inhalationBreathing heated water vapor
- nasal inhalerNostril-inserted decongestant device
- steroid inhalerMedication device for airways
- French inhaleOral exhale, nasal inhalation
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