Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
inhale .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word inhales.
Examples
-
"Using technology called ScentTrek, the living flower is isolated in a glass bell and special equipment 'inhales' the scent molecules, which are then analysed and recreated in a laboratory"
Sunday sniffing... Marina Geigert 2008
-
According to the website, no actual roses were harmed in the creation of the scent; roses are fed into a, er, I'll just let them say it: "Using technology called ScentTrek, the living flower is isolated in a glass bell and special equipment 'inhales' the scent molecules, which are then analysed and recreated in a laboratory"
Archive 2008-04-01 Marina Geigert 2008
-
According to the website, no actual roses were harmed in the creation of the scent; roses are fed into a, er, I'll just let them say it: "Using technology called ScentTrek, the living flower is isolated in a glass bell and special equipment 'inhales' the scent molecules, which are then analysed and recreated in a laboratory"
Sunday sniffing... Marina Geigert 2008
-
I mean, the President still inhales oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide – JUST LIKE GEORGE W. BUSH – but it would be silly to focus on that similarity to the exclusion of other salient differences between the two.
Matthew Yglesias » Obama Comes Out Swinging in Weekly Address 2009
-
She inhales and smiles weakly and sighs as he begins coaxing magic from metal and plastic strings.
Claudia Ricci: Seeing Red: "Jesús Just Wants to Play Guitar" Claudia Ricci 2011
-
Then, bowing above the bowl, he inhales the odor three times.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
-
She collapses back into the seat and inhales, pressing two fingers tight around the bridge of her nose, and turns to look out the window.
Claudia Ricci: Seeing Red: "Face Up to the Facts" Claudia Ricci 2011
-
With the wind at his back, flowing through his Acapulco shirt, he inhales and smiles and waves at what looks like a friendly Somali, a fellow seaman smiling and waving too.
The Pirate: Darwin's Chosen One Jason Henry McCormick 2011
-
She collapses back into the seat and inhales, pressing two fingers tight around the bridge of her nose, and turns to look out the window.
Claudia Ricci: Seeing Red: "Face Up to the Facts" Claudia Ricci 2011
-
He inhales deeply, sucking in his gut, brings his shoulders back, and gazes back at her.
The Mating Call Of The North American Female Sounds Like The Deep Bellow Of A Birthing Moose Erin Zulkoski 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.