inhale
verb (used with object)
to breathe in; draw in by breathing.
has been inhaling
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present perfect progressiveof inhale (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Mrs. Lonogan has been inhaling kitty litter for centuries.”
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Perhaps it is the relenting of the atmospheric conditions, or perhaps it is the oxygen that the patient has been inhaling off and on, that has slightly revived him.
From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan
