breathing

Meaning of breathing

noun
  1. the process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs.
    his breathing was shallow
  2. 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.
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. 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.
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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:

eupneic

Meaning external respiration:

respiration, ventilation

Meaning breathe:

respire, suspire

Meaning breathe in repeated short gasps:

puff

Meaning breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement:

pant

Meaning (of wind) move creating an air current:

blow

Meaning catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment:

gasp

Meaning breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages:

wheeze

Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:

inspire

Meaning (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity:

expire

Anagrams of breathing

rebathing

Words that rhyme with breathing

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