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breathing Definition

breath·ing (brē′t̸hiŋ)

adjective

that breathes; living; alive

noun

  1. respiration
  2. a single breath or the time taken by this
  3. a pause for rest

breathing Synonyms

breathing

modif.

respiring, inhaling, inspiring, gasping, panting, wheezing, sighing, smelling, sniffing, respiratory, living, sensitive, palpitant; see also alive 1.

breathing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • obstruct: This includes lying the child on his or her side to prevent the tongue from obstructing breathing.
  • stop: Colette suffered an epileptic seizure which caused her to stop breathing.

Adjective modifier

  • labored: Together with the labored breathing, this could indicate the onset of pneumonia.
  • diaphragmatic: The most efficient breathing for singing and for speaking is a combination of abdominal and diaphragmatic breathing, or belly breathing.
  • sleep-disordered: Sleep-disordered breathing can result in hypoxia, right ventricular strain, and, finally, cardiopulmonary failure.
  • labored: At first, these were slight, unexplained noises, sounds of labored breathing, and footsteps walking through the house.
  • abdominal: Abdominal breathing inflates the lungs from the bottom up, allowing a much fuller breath.
  • shallow: Fast, shallow breathing, loss of control, groping around with the fingers, delirious talk, sweat.

Modifies a noun

  • apparatus: Four crew members in breathing apparatus used two hose reels to tackle the blaze.
  • difficulty: There is a great risk of them tiring in the first few days, causing breathing difficulties.
  • dragon: They then go on a mission to save Princess Fiona from a fire breathing dragon.
  • space: Many women stay in refuges for a break from the violence, a breathing space with time to think away from danger.
  • rhythm: She watched Daniel's broad chest falling back into a breathing rhythm once more.
  • tube: As soon as you are able to breathe on your own the breathing tube will be removed.

Noun used with modifier

  • yogic: One of the most potent ways of stimulating the lymph system, thus aiding the immune system, is by deep yogic breathing.
  • buddy: Whilst buddy breathing, I have come across several variations.
  • difficulty: Possible symptoms include swelling of the face, lips or tongue, difficulty breathing or a rash.
  • yoga: I too managed to use the yoga breathing for the first 12 hours of contraction.
  • belly: Relaxation Exercises Belly Breathing: This exercise reminds students to breathe instead of holding their breath during focused mental activity or physical exertion.
  • trouble: You may make a whooping sound when you cough and have trouble breathing.
breathing Quotes

'Courage!' he said, and pointed toward the land, 'This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon.' In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seeme'  d always afternoon. All round the coast the languid air did swoon, Ulysses Breathing like one that hath a weary dream.

—Tennyson

Speak to Him thou for He hears, and Spirit with Spirit can meetö Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.

—Tennyson

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read.One does not love breathing.

—Lee, (Nelle) Harper

   A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

—Keats,John

On a poet's lips I slept Dreaming like a love-adept In the sound his breathing kept.

—Shelley, Percy Bysshe

TheTrick Is to Keep Breathing.

—Galloway,Janice