inhale
verb (used with object)
to breathe in; draw in by breathing.
am inhaling
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present progressiveof inhale (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At 23,000 feet Sivel wrote in his notebook, "I am inhaling oxygen—the effect is excellent," after which he proceeded to urge the balloon higher by a discharge of ballast.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by John Mackenzie Bacon
Which I am still and always quietly smoking: always and still I am inhaling its very fragrant and remarkable muscles.
From The Enormous Room by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings
We hear their voices— I there before thee, in the country that well thou knowest, Already arrived am inhaling the odorous air.
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Christopher Morley
