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
For breathwork, Yasinksi recommends inhaling for four seconds, pausing for four seconds at the top, and then exhaling slowly.
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Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Those with asthma or other breathing illnesses are more sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and may have trouble breathing after inhaling it.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Luckily, there was about 15 minutes of tiara chat while inhaling scones to make the time pass more quickly.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Many families live beside the dumps, inhaling smoke from burning waste day and night.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Crappies are quite capable of inhaling your entire jig without even nudging the float.
—Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
When a degraded grassland returns to health, the ground heaves up, as if inhaling with relief.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Humans are evolutionarily designed for hunting and gathering — not for lifting 50-pound boxes for eight hours straight or inhaling toxic dust in an industrial sanding booth.
—Vivek Ranadive, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Wearing a protective mask to avoid inhaling the dust, fill a hand-crank or push rotary spreader with pelletized lime.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Those with asthma or other breathing illnesses are more sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and may have trouble breathing after inhaling it.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Luckily, there was about 15 minutes of tiara chat while inhaling scones to make the time pass more quickly.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Many families live beside the dumps, inhaling smoke from burning waste day and night.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Crappies are quite capable of inhaling your entire jig without even nudging the float.
—Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
When a degraded grassland returns to health, the ground heaves up, as if inhaling with relief.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Humans are evolutionarily designed for hunting and gathering — not for lifting 50-pound boxes for eight hours straight or inhaling toxic dust in an industrial sanding booth.
—Vivek Ranadive, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Wearing a protective mask to avoid inhaling the dust, fill a hand-crank or push rotary spreader with pelletized lime.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhaling
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Catastrophic wildfires are not new for Chile, but this year’s stand out for how fast the flames spread, devouring an average of nearly 25 acres every minute.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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When Bastian ducks into a bookstore and starts reading a book about a malevolent force (the Nothing) devouring the realm of Fantasia, the narrative comes to life.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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If a dozen new works over four days isn’t enough, try cramming 50 plays by 50 playwrights into a single day.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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The Halfday Convertible 2-in-1 Garment Duffel Bag will help avoid cramming extra clothes into your main bag, which usually leads to everything getting messy and disorganized.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Inhaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaling. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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