Synonyms of the word

inhale

• v. (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
• v. (transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form…
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.

breathe

• v. (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen…
• v. (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
• v. (transitive) To use (a gas) to sustain life.
• v. (intransitive) Figuratively, to live.
• v. (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
• v. (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
• v. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
• v. (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.
• v. (transitive) To whisper quietly.
• v. (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
• v. (intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
• v. (transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.

inspire

• v. (transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural…
• v. (transitive) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what…
• v. (intransitive) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
• v. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
• v. (archaic, transitive) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
• v. (transitive) To spread rumour indirectly.

respire

• v. (intransitive) To breathe in and out; to engage in the process of respiration.
• v. (intransitive) To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress.
• v. (transitive) To (inhale and) exhale; to breathe.
• n. (obsolete) Rest, respite.

smoke

• n. (uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
• n. (colloquial, countable) A cigarette.
• n. (colloquial, uncountable) Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.).
• n. (colloquial, countable, never plural) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of…
• n. (uncountable, figuratively) A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory,…
• n. (uncountable, figuratively) Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke…
• n. (uncountable) A light grey colour/color tinted with blue.
• n. (military, uncountable) A particulate of solid or liquid particles dispersed into the air on the battlefield…
• n. (baseball, slang) A fastball.
• v. (transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
• v. (intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
• v. (intransitive) To give off smoke.
• v. To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume.
• v. (slang) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully. Almost always in present participle form.
• v. (US, Canada, New Zealand, slang) To beat someone at something.
• v. (US, slang) To kill, especially with a gun.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
• v. (slang, obsolete, transitive) To ridicule to the face; to mock.
• v. To burn; to be kindled; to rage.
• v. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
• v. To suffer severely; to be punished.
• v. (transitive, US military slang) To punish for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise.
• adj. Of the colour known as smoke.
• adj. Made of or with smoke.

suspire

• v. To breathe.
• v. To exhale.
• v. To sigh.
• n. (obsolete) A long, deep breath; a sigh.