breathe synonyms

breathe

v.

  1. To draw breath

    respire, use one's lungs, inhale, exhale, draw in, breathe in or out, gasp, pant, wheeze, snort, sigh, take air into one's lungs or nostrils, scent, sniff, smell, huff, puff, sniffle.

  2. To live

    move, exist, be alive; see be 1.

  3. To blow gently

    puff, fan, exhale; see blow 1.

  4. To pause

    take a breath, recuperate, take a breather*; see pause, rest 2.

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