inhale (verb)

  • 41suck — verb 1) they sucked orange juice through straws Syn: sip, sup, siphon, slurp, draw, drink 2) Fran sucked in a deep breath Syn: draw, breathe, gasp; inhale, inspire 3) …

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  • 42snort — Verb. To inhale via the nose a small quantity of powdered drug, such as cocaine or amphetamne. Orig U.S …

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  • 43breathe — verb 1) she breathed deeply Syn: inhale, exhale, respire, draw breath, puff, pant, blow, gasp, wheeze; Medicine inspire, expire 2) Together at last, she breathed Syn: whisper …

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  • 44breathe — [c]/brið / (say breedh) verb (breathed /briðd / (say breedhd), breathing) –verb (i) 1. to inhale and exhale air; respire: *in the cooler air we will breathe easier. –b. wongar, 1983. 2. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing… …

  • 45smoke — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smēocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder Date: before 12th century 1. a. the gaseous products of burning… …

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  • 46inspire — [c]/ɪnˈspaɪə / (say in spuyuh) verb (inspired, inspiring) –verb (t) 1. to infuse an animating, quickening, or exalting influence into: her courage inspired her followers. 2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): *It had probably been… …

  • 47respire — [c]/rəˈspaɪə / (say ruh spuyuh) verb (respired, respiring) –verb (i) 1. to inhale and exhale air for the purpose of maintaining life; breathe. 2. to breathe freely again, after anxiety, trouble, exertion, etc. –verb (t) 3. to breathe; inhale and… …

  • 48smell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scent; stink; sniff, snuff, inhale; detect, nose out. See odor, malodorousness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pleasant smell] Syn. fragrance, odor, scent, perfume, exhalation, redolence, essence, aroma,… …

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  • 49sniff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sniffle; smell, scent; breathe, inhale, detect. See odor, wind. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. snuff, scent, inhale; see smell 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. inhalation, sniffle, snuffle, snort,… …

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  • 50breathe — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To draw breath] Syn. respire, use one s lungs, inhale, exhale, draw in, breathe in or out, gasp, pant, wheeze, snort, sigh, take air into one s lungs or nostrils, scent, sniff, smell, huff, puff, sniffle. 2. [To live] Syn.… …

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