Breathing

Breathing
Breathe Breathe (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Breathed} (br[=e][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breathing}.] [From {Breath}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I am in health, I breathe.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Breathes there a man with soul so dead Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! --Sir W. Scott [The Lay of the Last Minstrel]. [1913 Webster +PJC]

2. To take breath; to rest from action. [1913 Webster]

Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently. [1913 Webster]

The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. --Byron. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • breathing — [brē′thiŋ] adj. that breathes; living; alive n. 1. respiration 2. a single breath or the time taken by this 3. a pause for rest 4. see ROUGH BREATHING, SMOOTH BREATHING …   English World dictionary

  • breathing — breathing. См. дыхание цепи. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • breathing — index born (alive), conscious (awake), live (conscious) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Breathing — Breath redirects here. For other uses, see Breath (disambiguation). For other uses, see Breathing (disambiguation). The human respiratory system Breathing is the process that moves air in and out of the lungs. Aerobic organisms require oxygen to… …   Wikipedia

  • breathing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ controlled, even, regular, rhythmic, steady ▪ irregular, laboured/labored …   Collocations dictionary

  • breathing — n. 1) deep; heavy, labored, noisy; irregular; regular, steady breathing 2) (ling.) rough; smooth breathing * * * [ briːðɪŋ] heavy irregular labored noisy regular smooth breathing steady breathing (ling.) rough …   Combinatory dictionary

  • breathing — breath|ing [ˈbri:ðıŋ] n [U] the process of breathing air in and out ▪ His breathing was deep and regular. ▪ When I picked up the phone all I heard was heavy breathing (=loud breathing) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • breathing — noun (U) the process of breathing air in and out: heavy breathing (=loud breathing): When I picked up the phone all I heard was heavy breathing …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • breathing — breath|ing [ briðıŋ ] noun uncount * the process of taking air into the body and letting it out again, or the sound of this: Julia was asleep, her breathing shallow but regular. heavy/labored breathing breathing problems/difficulties …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • breathing */ — UK [ˈbriːðɪŋ] / US [ˈbrɪðɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the process of taking air into the body and letting it out again, or the sound of this Julia was asleep, her breathing shallow but regular. heavy/laboured breathing breathing difficulties …   English dictionary

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