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lungful

noun

Etymology

From lung + -ful.

  1. derived from *h₁lengʷʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *lunganjō✻
  3. inherited from lungen
  4. inherited from lunge
  5. formed as lungful — “lung + -ful”

Definitions

  1. As much as the lungs will hold.

    • The diver took in lungfuls of air as he returned to the surface.
    • For there are many kinds of freedom, not just the ones that involve surf and lungfuls of fresh air.

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