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As much as the lungs will hold.
The diver took in lungfuls of air as he returned to the surface.
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lungful — lung|ful [ˈlʌŋful] n the amount of air, smoke etc that you breathe in at one time lungful of ▪ Polly took in a lungful of crisp cool air … Dictionary of contemporary English
lungful — [[t]lʌ̱ŋfʊl[/t]] lungfuls N COUNT: usu N of n If someone takes a lungful of something such as fresh air or smoke, they breathe in deeply so that their lungs feel as if they are full of that thing. [WRITTEN] I bobbed to the surface and gasped a… … English dictionary
lungful — lung ► NOUN ▪ each of the pair of organs within the ribcage into which air is drawn in breathing, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. DERIVATIVES lunged adjective lungful noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to… … English terms dictionary
lungful — noun see lung … New Collegiate Dictionary
lungful — lung·ful … English syllables
lungful — /ˈlʌŋfʊl/ (say lungfool) noun a deep breath: taking in lungfuls of air …
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lung — noun Etymology: Middle English lunge, from Old English lungen; akin to Old High German lungun lung, līhti light in weight more at light Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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