aspirating

UK
/ˈæspɪreɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈæspəˌreɪtɪŋ/

Translations

aspiratingnoun
aspiratings
pl
UK
/ˈæspɪreɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈæspəˌreɪtɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun referring to the act or process of aspirating.
aspirationTechnique, médecine : acte d’aspirer un liquide, de l’air ou une matière par succion ou inhalation.
Accidental aspirating of food can lead to respiratory complications.
L’aspiration accidentelle de nourriture peut entraîner des complications respiratoires.
Synonyms
aspiratinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈæspəreɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈæspəreɪtɪŋ/
aspirantTechnique, médecine : qui aspire ou fonctionne par aspiration.
The aspirating nozzle removed dust from the surface.
La buse aspirante a retiré la poussière de la surface.
Additional translations
aspiréPhonétique : se dit d’un son prononcé avec une aspiration audible.
aspirateverb

aspirating

Gerund

aspirated
Past Simple
aspirated
Past Participle
aspirating
Gerund
UK
/ˈæspɪreɪt/
US
/ˈæspəˌreɪt/
aspirerMédecine, phonétique et usage général.
The doctor had to aspirate the fluid from the patient's lungs.
Le médecin a dû aspirer le liquide des poumons du patient.
Synonyms
breathe in
draw in
suck in

Definitions

aspiratingnoun
The act or process of drawing in air, fluid, or other material by suction or inhalation.
Accidental aspirating of food can lead to respiratory complications.
aspiratinggerund / present participle
Relating to or involving the act of drawing in air, fluid, or particles by suction or inhalation.
The aspirating nozzle removed dust from the surface.
Phonetics: uttered with an audible breath.
In many English accents, /p/ is an aspirating consonant at the beginning of a word.
aspirateverb
To draw in or remove by suction.
The doctor had to aspirate the fluid from the patient's lungs.
To pronounce a sound with an exhalation of breath.
In English, the 'h' in 'hat' is aspirated.
To inhale something into the lungs accidentally.
He began to cough violently after he aspirated a piece of food.