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breathing
[ bree-thing ]
noun
- the act of a person or other animal that breathes; respiration.
- a single breath.
- the short time required for a single breath.
- a pause, as for breath.
- utterance or words.
- a gentle moving or blowing, as of wind.
- Classical Greek Grammar.
- the manner of articulating the beginning of a word written with an initial vowel sign, with or without aspiration before the vowel.
- one of the two symbols used to indicate this. Compare rough breathing, smooth breathing.
breathing
/ ˈːðɪŋ /
noun
- the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- a single breath
a breathing between words
- an utterance
a breathing of hate
- a soft movement, esp of air
- a rest or pause
- phonetics
- expulsion of breath ( rough breathing ) or absence of such expulsion ( smooth breathing ) preceding the pronunciation of an initial vowel or rho in ancient Greek
- either of two symbols indicating this
Other Word Forms
- ٳiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ٳiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of breathing1
Example Sentences
A further, lesser known risk is that of silicosis, a lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust, usually over many years.
Conscious connected breathing focuses on maintaining a constant in and outflow of breath to achieve similar results.
“Energy, energy, energy, energy,” the group chants together, breathing as one, readying to storm the stage and wow the excited guests, many of whom are from burn-scarred Altadena and Pasadena.
The Pope was breathing on his own, without oxygen tubes, despite being told by his doctors to spend two months convalescing after 38 days in hospital with double pneumonia.
Anything below 15C is defined as cold water and can seriously affect people's breathing and movement, so the risk is significant most of the year.
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