Breathing Definition

brēthĭng
noun
Respiration.
Webster's New World
A single breath or the time taken by this.
Webster's New World
A pause for rest.
Webster's New World
The time required to take one's breath.
American Heritage Medicine
Either of two marks, the rough breathing (῾) and the smooth breathing (̓), used in Greek to indicate presence or absence of aspiration.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
That breathes; living; alive.
Webster's New World
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verb

Present participle of breathe.

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Other Word Forms of Breathing

Noun

Singular:
breathing
Plural:
breathings

Breathing Sentence Examples

  • He was breathing hard.

  • Their breathing synced, and she stilled.

  • I detected his rhythmic breathing within minutes.

  • She felt dizzy from breathing off the top of her lungs.

  • Later as she lay awake beside him, listening to the sound of his breathing, it occurred to her that they had fallen into the pattern of making up by making love.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRE

Words Ending With

GNGING

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breathing

Words Starting With B and Ending With G

Starts With B & Ends With GStarts With BR & Ends With GStarts With B & Ends With NG

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With B9 Letter Words Ending With G