aspirating (0 synonym found)

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Definition of aspirating:

(n) : (linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
(n) : (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
(v) : (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
(n) : A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
(v) : (transitive) To inhale something other than air into one's lungs.
(v) : (intransitive) To suffocate, having inhaled something other than air.

Definition of aspirating:

(n) : (linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
(n) : (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
(v) : (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
(n) : A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
(v) : (transitive) To inhale something other than air into one's lungs.
(v) : (intransitive) To suffocate, having inhaled something other than air.

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