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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Cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vaping products, and items containing marijuana will not be covered.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 29 July 2024
The alternatives also include heated tobacco and nicotine vapor products, although with the latter, tobacco companies face big competition from vaping companies and the proliferation of illicit vapes.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 21 July 2024
About 22% of 18- to 24-year-old Australians reported using e-cigarettes or vaping devices at least once, governmental data last year showed.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 1 July 2024
While cancer is a common diagnosis among cigarette smokers, health professionals say e-cigarettes haven't been around long enough to say if the same is true for vaping.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
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Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 29 July 2024
The alternatives also include heated tobacco and nicotine vapor products, although with the latter, tobacco companies face big competition from vaping companies and the proliferation of illicit vapes.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 21 July 2024
About 22% of 18- to 24-year-old Australians reported using e-cigarettes or vaping devices at least once, governmental data last year showed.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 1 July 2024
While cancer is a common diagnosis among cigarette smokers, health professionals say e-cigarettes haven't been around long enough to say if the same is true for vaping.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
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“Vape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vape. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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