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
Tanning nasal sprays have entered the illicit tanning market as a way to get a sunless tan by inhaling a squirt of the product through your nose.
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Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2024
There are potential safety concerns regarding accidentally inhaling fumes during application.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2024
The complaint lists numerous cases dating back to 2009 of drivers around the country causing injury and harm after inhaling nitrous oxide.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
From Grateful Dead shows to the dawn of the rave scene, people have been inhaling the gas to get high for decades.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Valley fever is caused by inhaling spores of coccidioides, a fungal pathogen that thrives in the drier and dustier regions of the state.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
His speed on the ball left the Celtics defense inhaling dust throughout the evening.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
According to the lawsuit, inhaling Galaxy Gas causes euphoria but also leads to long-term physical effects and disorders, including memory loss.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
It can also be spread through eating, drinking or inhaling anything that contains the live virus like raw, unpasteurized milk.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2024
There are potential safety concerns regarding accidentally inhaling fumes during application.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2024
The complaint lists numerous cases dating back to 2009 of drivers around the country causing injury and harm after inhaling nitrous oxide.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
From Grateful Dead shows to the dawn of the rave scene, people have been inhaling the gas to get high for decades.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Valley fever is caused by inhaling spores of coccidioides, a fungal pathogen that thrives in the drier and dustier regions of the state.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
His speed on the ball left the Celtics defense inhaling dust throughout the evening.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
According to the lawsuit, inhaling Galaxy Gas causes euphoria but also leads to long-term physical effects and disorders, including memory loss.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
It can also be spread through eating, drinking or inhaling anything that contains the live virus like raw, unpasteurized milk.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Inhaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaling. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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