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breathing

/ breathing /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Type of:
bodily process body process bodily function
Kinds of:
artificial respiration abdominal breathing eupnea eupnoea hyperpnea
Derived:
respire breathe take a breath suspire rest
adjective Sense 2
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
"the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"
"the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"
Similar:
breathed exhaling huffing puffing puffy inhaling snoring snorting
Opposites:
breathless dyspneic dyspnoeic dyspneal dyspnoeal
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
2
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bodily process body process bodily function artificial respiration abdominal breathing eupnea eupnoea hyperpnea breathed exhaling huffing puffing