breathlessness vs inhale

breathlessness

noun
  • The state of being breathless or out of breath. 

  • Difficult or labored respiration, dyspnea, shortness of breath 

inhale

noun
  • An inhalation. 

verb
  • To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. 

  • To eat very quickly. 

  • To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. 

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