breathing
Meaning of breathing
noun
- the process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs.
his breathing was shallow
- a sign in Greek (῾ or ᾿) indicating the presence of an aspirate (rough breathing) or the absence of an aspirate (smooth breathing) at the beginning of a word.
- take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process.
she was breathing deeply
breathe in through your nose
he breathed out heavily
we are polluting the air we breathe
Middle English (in the sense ‘exhale, steam’): from breath.
Information about breathing
- The plural form of breathing is: breathings.
- Languages in which breathing is used:
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Hyphenation of breathing
breath-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- breathing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
breathing synonyms
Meaning eupneic:
Meaning external respiration:
Meaning breathe:
Meaning breathe in repeated short gasps:
Meaning breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement:
Meaning (of wind) move creating an air current:
Meaning catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment:
Meaning breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages:
Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:
Meaning (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity:
Anagrams of breathing
Words that rhyme with breathing
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