Breathing

/ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

verbal noun of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this..

Definitions by Sense

1. verbal noun of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
2. A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
3. (archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
4. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
5. Aspiration; secret prayer.
6. Having life; living; alive.
7. present participle and gerund of breathe

Example Sentences

[…] their breathings, cryings, and excretings would have been damaged […]

DON PEDRO. Count Claudio, when mean you to go to church? / CLAUDIO. To-morrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites. / LEONATO. Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have all things answer my mind. / DON PEDRO. Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing; but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

the breathings of the Holy Spirit

Let us then begin Heaven here, in the Frame and Temper of our Minds, in our heavenly Affections and Converſation; in a due Prepation for, and in earneſt Deſires and Breathings after that bleſſed State vvhich vve firmly believe and aſſuredly hope to be one day poſſeſſed of: […]

Elantris is quite an exceptional read, a wonderfully rich world of living breathing characters, great plot, and some very original ideas.

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• breathings

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