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English adjective: breathing

1. breathing passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination


SamplesThe boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs.
The heavy-breathing person on the telephone.


Synonymseupneic, eupnoeic


Similarsweet-breathed


Antonymsbreathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic


English noun: breathing

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


Synonymsexternal respiration, respiration, ventilation


Broader (hypernym)activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process


Narrower (hyponym)abdominal breathing, artificial respiration, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, eupnea, eupnoea, heaving, hyperpnea, hyperventilation, hypopnea, panting, periodic breathing, second wind, smoke, smoking, sniffle, snivel, snore, snoring, snuffle, stertor, wheeze


Part holonymaspiration, breathing in, breathing out, exhalation, expiration, inhalation, inspiration, intake









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