breathed
- v draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- v be alive
- v impart as if by breathing
He breathed new life into the old house - v allow the passage of air through
- v utter or tell
- v manifest or evince
- v take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- v reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- v expel (gases or odors)
- s uttered without voice
could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'
breathing
- n the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
- v draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- v be alive
- v impart as if by breathing
- v allow the passage of air through
- v utter or tell
- v manifest or evince
- v take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- v reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- v expel (gases or odors)
- a 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
breathless
- a not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
breathless at thought of what I had done
breathless from running
followed the match with breathless interest - s tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
a breathless flight - s appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
breathtaking
- s tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
breathtaking adventure
breeding
- n elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
- n the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
a woman of breeding and refinement - n helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- n the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
- n the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
- v call forth
- v copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- v cause to procreate (animals)
- v have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
- s producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
the breeding population
retained a few bulls for breeding purposes
breezy
- s fresh and animated
her breezy nature - s abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
briary
- s having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.