breathing

Meanings

Plural: breathings

Noun

• the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
• gerund of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
• A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
• Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
• Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
• Aspiration; secret prayer.

Verb

• draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
• be alive
• impart as if by breathing
• allow the passage of air through
• utter or tell
• manifest or evince
• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
• expel (gases or odors)
• present participle and gerund of breathe

Adjective

• passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
  • "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"
  • "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"

Synonyms

breathe, catch one's breath, emit, eupneic, eupnoeic, external respiration, pass off, respiration, respire, rest, suspire, take a breath, take a breather, ventilation

Antonyms

breathless

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