Lungs Lʌŋ Noun Bre Cancer Fine Pair Sing

• lung cancer
• she has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly)
• coughing clears the lungs of mucus.
• he had blood clots on the lung.

lung

1. either of the two organs in the chest that you use for breathing
• lung cancer
• She has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly)

Extra Examples

• Coughing clears the lungs of mucus.
• He had blood clots on the lung.
• Her lungs ached from the exertion.
• I let my lungs fill with the scented air.
• I opened the window and filled my lungs with cool fresh air.
• Lungs bursting, she flew across the finish line.
• The smoke was beginning to choke her lungs.
• The smoke was burning his lungs.
• These particles are breathed into the lungs.
• Water had entered his lungs and he was choking.
• Your heart and lungs have to work harder if you’re overweight.
• levels of carbon dioxide in the lungs

Word Origin

• Old English lungen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch long and German Lunge, from an Indo-European root shared by light ‘not heavy’.