lungful

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noun

As much as the lungs will hold.

“The diver took in lungfuls of air as he returned to the surface.”

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Meanings

nounlungful (plural lungfuls or lungsful)

plural lungfuls · plural lungsful

  1. As much as the lungs will hold.

    The diver took in lungfuls of air as he returned to the surface.

    1 more example

    For there are many kinds of freedom, not just the ones that involve surf and lungfuls of fresh air.

    2014, Rebecca Ley, “City versus country childhoods”, in The Guardian, +201 December 2014

Origin

From lung + -ful.

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APA

lungful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungful

MLA

“lungful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lungful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungful.

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