inhale
verb (used with object)
to breathe in; draw in by breathing.
have been inhaling
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present perfect progressiveof inhale.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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Friday will mark the eighth consecutive day residents have been inhaling smoky air and living in a environment that appears eerily apocalyptic with no definitive end in sight.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2018
Rinse out the nose with hot, weak salt water at night and especially if you have been inhaling dust.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss
