Lungful

Pronunciation: /lʌŋfʊl/

Definitions of lungful

noun a quantity of air that fills the lungs

Example Sentences

A1 She took a deep lungful of fresh air as she stepped outside.

A2 After running for a few minutes, he struggled to catch his breath and took a lungful of air.

B1 The hiker stopped at the top of the mountain to take in a lungful of the crisp, clean air.

B2 As the diver resurfaced, he took a lungful of oxygen from the tank before removing his mask.

C1 The singer filled her lungs with a lungful of air before hitting a high note.

C2 The athlete's training regimen included exercises to increase his lung capacity for optimal performance.

Examples of lungful in a Sentence

formal The doctor instructed the patient to take a deep lungful of air before blowing into the spirometer.

informal I took a lungful of fresh mountain air and felt instantly refreshed.

slang After running up the stairs, I was gasping for a lungful.

figurative He spoke with such passion that his words seemed to carry a lungful of emotion.

Grammatical Forms of lungful

• past tense: lungfulled
• plural: lungfuls
• comparative: more lungful
• superlative: most lungful
• present tense: lungfuls
• future tense: will lungful
• perfect tense: have lungfulled
• continuous tense: is lungfuling
• singular: lungful
• positive degree: lungful
• infinitive: to lungful
• gerund: lungfuling
• participle: lungfulled

Origin and Evolution of lungful

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'lungful' originated from Old English, where 'lunga' meant 'lung' and 'ful' meant 'full'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'lungful' has retained its original meaning of the amount of air that fills the lungs in one breath. However, it is now commonly used in a figurative sense to describe a large amount of something, such as 'a lungful of fresh air'.