as in devouring
to swallow or eat greedily
inhaled the doughnuts so quickly that you would have missed it if you blinked
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Recent Examples of inhaling
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner released its official report on Carter's death on April 18, 2023, attributing his cause of death to drowning after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam, the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But inhaling enough can turn the act of breathing into an existential hazard, prompting or worsening asthma, COPD, respiratory infections, and permanent lung damage.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
These gatherings at the Pneumatic Institution saw a mix of doctors, chemists and artists inhaling the gas and sharing their experiences.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Increase humidity by inhaling steam from a vaporizer or a bowl of hot water.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
People commonly become infected by inhaling virus-laden contaminated air.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
After identifying the pair later that day, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined their deaths were caused by accidentally inhaling carbon monoxide, according to the outlet.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
People, dogs, cats, rats can be infected but poultry and dairy cows are most commonly infected by inhaling viral droplets, entering through the eyes and nose, or by ingestion of infected milk or other bodily fluids.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an alarming setback in his two-week battle against double pneumonia.
—Nicole Winfield and Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Johnny Dodd, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But inhaling enough can turn the act of breathing into an existential hazard, prompting or worsening asthma, COPD, respiratory infections, and permanent lung damage.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
These gatherings at the Pneumatic Institution saw a mix of doctors, chemists and artists inhaling the gas and sharing their experiences.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Increase humidity by inhaling steam from a vaporizer or a bowl of hot water.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
People commonly become infected by inhaling virus-laden contaminated air.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
After identifying the pair later that day, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined their deaths were caused by accidentally inhaling carbon monoxide, according to the outlet.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
People, dogs, cats, rats can be infected but poultry and dairy cows are most commonly infected by inhaling viral droplets, entering through the eyes and nose, or by ingestion of infected milk or other bodily fluids.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an alarming setback in his two-week battle against double pneumonia.
—Nicole Winfield and Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Inhaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaling. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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