lungful

[US]/'lʌŋfʊl/
[UK]/'lʌŋfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. capacity of the lungs
adj. capacity of the lungs
Word Forms
Plurallungfuls

Example Sentences

take a deep lungful of fresh air

fill your lungs with a lungful of oxygen

breathe in a lungful of the sea breeze

get a lungful of the crisp mountain air

inhale a lungful of fragrant flowers

Real-world Examples

He finally blew out the lungful of smoke that he had sucked in earlier—right in Wang's face.

Source: The Three-Body Problem I

He took a deep lungful of smoke and expelled it between his teeth with a faint hiss.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

She took a deep lungful of smoke and let it pour out through her mouth with a slow sigh.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

He took a deep lungful of smoke and let it out between his teeth in a long, quiet sigh.

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

He took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette and swallowed a deep lungful of smoke and let the smoke come out between his teeth with a long, relaxed hiss.

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

" Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves. We depend upon them for every mouth of food that we eat and every lungful of air that we breathe, " said David Attenborough, presenter of the series.

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

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