Meaning of BREATHING
| Pronunciation: | | 'breedhing
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- [n] the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
- [adj] 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"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"
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| | Synonyms: | | breathed, eupneic, eupnoeic, exhaling, external respiration, huffing, inhaling, puffing, puffy, respiration, snoring, snorting, ventilation |
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| | Antonyms: | | breathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic | | |
| | See Also: | | abdominal breathing, activity, artificial respiration, aspiration, bodily function, bodily process, body process, breathing in, breathing out, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, eupnea, eupnoea, exhalation, expiration, heaving, hyperpnea, hyperventilation, hypopnea, inhalation, inspiration, panting, periodic breathing, second wind, smoke, smoking, sniffle, snivel, snore, snoring, snuffle, stertor, wheeze | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Breath"ing\, n.
1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
Subject to a difficulty of breathing. --Melmoth.
2. Air in gentle motion.
3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the
breathings of the Spirit.
4. Aspiration; secret prayer. ``Earnest desires and
breathings after that blessed state.'' --Tillotson.
5. Exercising; promotion of respiration.
Here is a lady that wants breathing too; And I have
heard, you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making
ladies trip. --Shak.
6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. --Shak.
7. Breathing place; vent. --Dryden.
8. Stop; pause; delay.
You shake the head at so long a breathing. --Shak.
9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction
of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when
the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed
by the letter h.
10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence.
See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below.
{Breathing place}.
(a) A pause. ``That c[ae]sura, or breathing place, in the
midst of the verse.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
(b) A vent.
{Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall.
{Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a
short time. --Shak.
{Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d
{Asper}, n.
{Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating
the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai).
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