breathing

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breathing

/ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/ UK
/ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -iːðɪŋ

noun breathings

countable, noun from verb, uncountable verbal noun of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this. […] their breathings, cryings, and excretings would have been damaged […]
Similar: respiration, ventilation
countable, uncountable A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
archaic, countable, uncountable Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time. 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
countable, uncountable Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration. the breathings of the Holy Spirit
countable, uncountable Aspiration; secret prayer. 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: […]

adjective

not comparable Having life; living; alive. Elantris is quite an exceptional read, a wonderfully rich world of living breathing characters, great plot, and some very original ideas.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of breathe

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: exhaling, inhaling, respiration, huffing, snorting, snoring, puffy, puffing, breather, respirable, inhalation, gasp, wheezing, spitting, sniffing, smelling

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noun act of respiration

Español	respiración
한국어	호흡 hoheup
日本語	呼吸 kokyū
中文	呼吸 hūxī
हिन्दी	श्वसन śvasan, साँस लेना sā̃s lenā
Kiswahili	upumuaji
Português	respiração
Français	respiration
Deutsch	Atmen, Atmung
Italiano	respirazione
Ελληνικά	αναπνοή anapnoḯ
Română	respirație
Русский	дыха́ние dyxánije
Tiếng Việt	sự hô hấp
العربية	تَنَفُس tanafus, نَفَس nafas

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@misc{breathing_2026,
  title = {breathing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breathing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}