mouth breathing

Noun

Meaning

(medicine) Long-term breathing through the mouth, often caused by an obstruction to breathing through the nose.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: breathing through the mouth.

Examples

Snoring can be caused by a number of things, including the sleep position, alcohol, medication, anatomical structure of the mouth and throat, stage of sleep, and mouth breathing. Source: Internet

Holding your breath, rapid breathing, shallow breathing, mouth breathing. Source: Internet

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