Breathing — synonyms, breathing antonyms, definition

1. breathing (a)

active alive animal animate blasting blowing blustering gasping having life living mortal panting puffing sensitive sentient smelling vital

2. breathing (Noun)

blasting blowing blustering crack emission exhalation exhausting expiration external respiration flash gasping instant minute panting puffing respiration second ventilation

breathing (Noun) — The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation.

activity bodily function bodily process body process Cheyne-Stokes respiration abdominal breathing artificial respiration eupnea eupnoea heaving hyperpnea hyperventilation hypopnea panting periodic breathing second wind smoke smoking sniffle snivel snore snoring snuffle stertor • • • aspiration breathing in breathing out exhalation expiration inhalation inspiration intake

3. breathing (Adjective)

eupneic eupnoeic breathless

breathing (Adjective) — Passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination. ex. "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone" ex. "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"

4. breathing (Verb)

catching one's breath emitting passing off respiring resting suspiring taking a breath taking a breather

breathing (Verb) — Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs. ex. "I can breathe better when the air is clean"

breathing (Verb) — Be alive. ex. "Every creature that breathes"

breathing (Verb) — Impart as if by breathing. ex. "He breathed new life into the old house"

breathing (Verb) — Allow the passage of air through. ex. "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"

breathing (Verb) — Utter or tell. ex. "not breathe a word"

breathing (Verb) — Manifest or evince. ex. "She breathes the Christian spirit"

breathing (Verb) — Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax.

breathing (Verb) — Reach full flavour by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked. ex. "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"

breathing (Verb) — Expel (gases or odours).

being breaking conveying discharging ejecting exhausting existing expelling expressing giving tongue to instilling intermitting living oxidating oxidising oxidizing pausing releasing subsisting surviving • • • belching breathing in breathing out bubbling burping choking emanating eructing exhaling expiring forcing out giving forth hiccoughing hicupping hyperventilating inhaling inspiring radiating respiring sawing logs • • • breathe in breathe out