breathing
b ree dhing
- 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
- But a buzz has developed around one particular breathing master whose exercises, his followers believe, can not only cure cancer and turn white hair black again, but also provide .
- He went a record-breaking 17 minutes without breathing, thanks to intensive training, stamina and some lucky human evolution.
- When my breathing cleared up, so did the snoring.