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breathing
[ bree-thing ]
noun
- the act of a person or other animal that breathes; respiration.
- a single breath.
- the short time required for a single breath.
- a pause, as for breath.
- utterance or words.
- a gentle moving or blowing, as of wind.
- Classical Greek Grammar.
- the manner of articulating the beginning of a word written with an initial vowel sign, with or without aspiration before the vowel.
- one of the two symbols used to indicate this. Compare rough breathing, smooth breathing.
breathing
/ ˈːðɪŋ /
noun
- the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- a single breath
a breathing between words
- an utterance
a breathing of hate
- a soft movement, esp of air
- a rest or pause
- phonetics
- expulsion of breath ( rough breathing ) or absence of such expulsion ( smooth breathing ) preceding the pronunciation of an initial vowel or rho in ancient Greek
- either of two symbols indicating this
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ٳiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of breathing1
Example Sentences
The Dodgers’ offense, meanwhile, provided just enough breathing room with a fifth-inning RBI single from Pages.
Make no mistake: In effect, these 6,300 living, breathing individuals have been declared “dead” by Trump administration fiat.
These include difficulty concentrating, depression, stumbling and clumsiness, involuntary jerking of the limbs and body, mood swings and personality changes, problems swallowing, speaking and breathing.
They could retaliate in other ways – but it offers the two sides some breathing room from a week that sparked an economic war.
Lakatos taught her breathing exercises, helped her connect with her son and encouraged her to take some time for herself on walks around the hospital campus.
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