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Meaning of breathing in English
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/ˈbriðɪŋ/
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Noun
breathing
Definitions
1.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
Examples
« the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation »
Qualitative Adjective
breathing
Definitions
1.
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally
Examples
« sometimes used in combination »
« the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs »
« the heavy-breathing person on the telephone »
Synonyms
breathed
exhaling
huffing
puffing
puffy
inhaling
snoring
snorting
Antonyms
breathless
dyspneic
dyspnoeic
dyspneal
dyspnoeal