Breathing

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

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

the breathings of the Holy Spirit

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

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

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: […]

Word Forms

• breathings

Synonyms for breathing

Depending on context, synonyms include respiration, ventilation, puffing, puffy, huffing, exhaling.

Antonyms for breathing

Common opposites include breathless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include exhaling, inhaling, respiration, huffing, snorting, snoring.

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