inhale (verb)

  • 31breathe in — verb To inhale. Ant: breathe out …

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  • 32snortle — verb A hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale. Brooke looked quite elegant in her gown until she snortled and champagne came out of her nose …

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  • 33mow down — verb a) To cut down, especially in large numbers. Our forecast calls for a return of summery weather in the 80s this weekend, so we actually can get out and mow down those weeds without having to inhale clouds of dust. b) To kill or slaughter, or …

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  • 34drag — verb (drags, dragging, dragged) 1》 pull along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty.     ↘take (someone) somewhere, despite their reluctance.     ↘move (an image) across a computer screen using a mouse. 2》 trail along the ground.     ↘search… …

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  • 35inspire — verb 1》 fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something.     ↘create (a feeling) in a person.     ↘(inspire someone with) animate someone with (a feeling). 2》 give rise to. 3》 inhale. Derivatives inspirer noun inspiring adjective… …

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  • 36pull — verb 1》 exert force on so as to cause movement towards oneself or the origin of the force.     ↘be attached to the front and be the source of forward movement of (a vehicle).     ↘remove by pulling.     ↘(pull at/on) inhale deeply while drawing… …

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  • 37yawn — verb 1》 involuntarily open one s mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom. 2》 [usu. as adjective yawning] be wide open: a yawning chasm. noun 1》 an act of yawning. 2》 informal a boring or tedious thing or event. Derivatives… …

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  • 38breathe — verb 1) she breathed deeply Syn: inhale and exhale, respire, draw breath; puff, pant, blow, gasp, wheeze, huff; Medicine inspire, expire 2) at least I m still breathing Syn: be alive …

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  • 39drown — verb 1) he nearly drowned Syn: suffocate in water, inhale water; go to a watery grave 2) the valleys were drowned Syn: flood, submerge, immerse, inundate, deluge, swamp, engulf 3) …

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  • 40gobble — verb must you gobble your food so? he gobbled down every last crumb the dogs gobbled up their kibble Syn: eat greedily, eat hungrily, guzzle, bolt, gulp (down), devour, wolf (down), gorge (oneself) on; informal tuck into, put away, pack away,… …

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