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   inhale

   /ɪnˈheɪl/

   verb

   • 1. breathe in (air, gas, smoke, etc.): "they were taken to hospital after inhaling fumes"
   • ▪ eat (food) greedily or rapidly: "later on I inhale a box of chocolate cookies while watching cable TV"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin inhalare ‘breathe in’, from in- ‘in’ + halare ‘breathe’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • N

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   • H

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   • A

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   • L

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   • E

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