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breathing

/ˈbɹiðɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Breathing means: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination.

Synonyms for breathing6

noun, as in the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

external respiration, respiration, ventilation

adjective, as in passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

eupneic, eupnoeic, sweet-breathed

Opposites of breathing

breathless

What does breathing mean?2

adjective

1

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”

noun

1

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Breathing in a sentence

  • Do everything at a slow pace, control your breathing.Sprakify
  • When dreams begin, breathing becomes irregular and less deep.superbolo
  • When we sleep, our breathing becomes more regular.sundown
  • The gazelle was still alive, but barely moving or breathing.Amastan
  • When dreaming begins, breathing becomes shallower and more irregular.sundown
  • Sami was lying on the floor, not moving and not breathing.OsoHombre
  • To me helping is a normal thing, a reflex, if you will, like breathing.TheNightAvl
  • He was breathing with difficulty, but he was conscious.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of breathing

as a noun

plural
breathings