breathing

Speech parts

1. breathing - Noun

2. breathing - Adjective

3. breathing - Verb

Meaning

of Breathe

Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.

Air in gentle motion.

Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.

Exercising; promotion of respiration.

Utterance; communication or publicity by words.

Breathing place; vent.

Stop; pause; delay.

Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.

A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ventilation respiration breath inhalation panting wheezing exhalation inhaling gasping eupnoeic eupneic external respiration jiffy living live
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Antonyms

breathless lost beginning playing roaring bellowing
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Hypernyms

activity bodily function bodily process body process

Hyponyms

second wind smoke smoking panting snoring heaving

Phrases with the word

difficult breathing difficulty of breathing heavy breathing breathing new life into normal breathing good breathing

Examples

Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures. Thomas De Quincey

I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't. Steve Martin

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit. John Updike

The world's continual breathing is what we hear and call silence. Clarice Lispector

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee

Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food. Welsh Proverb

Close letter words and terms

breathholding breathily breathiness breathing apparatus breathing assistance breathing channel