vaped; vaping
: to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device (such as an electronic cigarette) that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid
This electronic cigarette … contains a small reservoir of liquid nicotine solution that is vaporized to form an aerosol mist. The user "vapes," or puffs on the vapor, to get a hit of the addictive nicotine …—
John Tierney
John TierneyWhen a person tokes, eats or vapes cannabis, a wave of THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, washes into the brain.—Laura Sanders
Laura Sanders
vaper
noun
The problem is that little is known about the precise dangers of being in the same space as a vaper indulging their e-habit.
—Amber Dance
Amber Dance
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An investigation by the state Department of Education found the panels denied admission to students who received disciplinary infractions at their previous schools — including for things like vaping — and disproportionately kept students with disabilities out of the CTECS system.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
In some ways, lung recovery from vaping may be quicker than quitting smoking because vaping does not produce tar build-up.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
In its earliest days, vaping was broadly pitched as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, one that could help people break a habit that everyone knows is horrible for human lungs and hearts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
The complaint asks that the companies be compelled to make public statements about the dangers of vaping.
—Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
In some ways, lung recovery from vaping may be quicker than quitting smoking because vaping does not produce tar build-up.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
In its earliest days, vaping was broadly pitched as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, one that could help people break a habit that everyone knows is horrible for human lungs and hearts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
The complaint asks that the companies be compelled to make public statements about the dangers of vaping.
—Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Vape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vape. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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vape
verb
: to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device that heats up and vaporizes a liquid or solid
Medical Definition
vape
verb
vaped; vaping
: to inhale and exhale vapor from an electronic cigarette or similar device like someone smoking a conventional cigarette
: to inhale or exhale the vapor of
vaper
noun
Vapers can inhale huge numbers of very small aerosol particles into the lung's tiniest airways.
—Janet Raloff, Science News
Janet Raloff, Science News
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