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breathing   (TTS Sound)

The noun breathing has 1 sense

• breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation -- (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

The verb breathe has 9 senses

• breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire -- (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring")


• breathe -- (be alive; "Every creature that breathes")


• breathe -- (impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house")


• breathe -- (allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear")


• breathe -- (utter or tell; "not breathe a word")


• breathe -- (manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit")


• rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather -- (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)


• breathe -- (reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours")


• emit, breathe, pass off -- (expel (gases or odors))

The adj breathing has 1 sense

• breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic -- (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")