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inhale

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of inhale

to swallow or eat greedily

  • inhaled the doughnuts so quickly that you would have missed it if you blinked
Synonyms of inhale

bolt, cram, devour, glut [archaic], gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, ingurgitate, raven, scarf, scoff, slop, wolf
Words Related to inhale

overeat, pig out, swill
Near Antonyms of inhale

nibble, peck, pick

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