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Definition of lungful noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lungful

noun

/ˈlʌŋfʊl/

/ˈlʌŋfʊl/

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the amount of something such as air or smoke that is breathed in at one time
- She gulped in lungfuls of cool fresh air.
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