breathing

Definition of Breathing in English :

Noun

1. breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

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

Adjective

2. breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic

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

Example Sentences:
'the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs'
'the heavy-breathing person on the telephone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Breathing

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noun

1.

the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen

2.

a single breath

a breathing between words

3.

an utterance

a breathing of hate

4.

a soft movement, esp of air

5.

a rest or pause

6. phonetics

a.

expulsion of breath (rough breathing) or absence of such expulsion (smooth breathing) preceding the pronunciation of an initial vowel or rho in ancient Greek

b.

either of two symbols indicating this

Breathing

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adjective

1.

that breathes; living; alive

noun

2.

respiration

3.

a single breath or the time taken by this

4.

a pause for rest

5. see rough breathing, smooth breathing

Breathing

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n.

1.

a. The act or process of respiration.

b. A single breath.

2. The time required to take one's breath.

3.

a. Either of two marks, the rough breathing ( ʿ ) and the smooth breathing (  ), used in Greek to indicate presence or absence of aspiration.

b. The presence or absence of aspiration indicated by either of these marks.

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