vaped; vaping
: to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device (such as an electronic cigarette) that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid
This electronic cigarette … contains a small reservoir of liquid nicotine solution that is vaporized to form an aerosol mist. The user "vapes," or puffs on the vapor, to get a hit of the addictive nicotine …—
John Tierney
John TierneyWhen a person tokes, eats or vapes cannabis, a wave of THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, washes into the brain.—Laura Sanders
Laura Sanders
vaper
noun
The problem is that little is known about the precise dangers of being in the same space as a vaper indulging their e-habit.
—Amber Dance
Amber Dance
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CT town bans cigarettes, marijuana smoking and vaping on municipal property
Longtime watering hole in historic CT building up for sale.
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Since fire alarms often sounded when someone vaped in a school bathroom, who would pay attention when the alarm really did signal a fire?
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Analyzing 203 urine samples, the authors found the teens who exclusively vaped had similar nicotine exposure to those who smoked cigarettes — and to those who both vaped and used cigarettes.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Danan was also hospitalized due to a vaping addiction that caused respiratory failure less than a year ago in June 2024.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Since fire alarms often sounded when someone vaped in a school bathroom, who would pay attention when the alarm really did signal a fire?
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Analyzing 203 urine samples, the authors found the teens who exclusively vaped had similar nicotine exposure to those who smoked cigarettes — and to those who both vaped and used cigarettes.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Danan was also hospitalized due to a vaping addiction that caused respiratory failure less than a year ago in June 2024.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Vape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vape. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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vape
verb
: to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid
Medical Definition
vape
verb
vaped; vaping
: to inhale and exhale vapor from an electronic cigarette or similar device like someone smoking a conventional cigarette
: to inhale or exhale the vapor of
vaper
noun
Vapers can inhale huge numbers of very small aerosol particles into the lung's tiniest airways.
—Janet Raloff, Science News
Janet Raloff, Science News
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