breathing
/'bri:ðiɳ/
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Definition
Noun:
- The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation: The physical act of taking air into the lungs (inhalation) and expelling it (exhalation).
- A single breath or the air taken in during this process: Can refer to a single instance of breathing or the air that is breathed.
Adjective:
- Alive; living: Used to describe something that is alive and respiring.
- Seemingly alive; vivid: Used to describe something inanimate that appears full of life or realism.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- Her breathing was slow and steady as she slept.
- The doctor listened to the patient's breathing with a stethoscope.
- Adjective:
- The rescue team searched for any breathing survivors in the rubble.
- The artist created a breathing likeness of the subject in his portrait.
Advanced Usage
- "Heavy breathing": Labored or loud breathing, often due to exertion or a medical condition.
- After running up the stairs, he answered the phone with heavy breathing.
- "Breathing space": A period of rest or relief; room to maneuver.
- The extension on the project gave us some much-needed breathing space.
Variants and Related Words
- Breathe (verb): To inhale and exhale air.
- It's hard to breathe at high altitudes.
- Breath (noun): The air taken into or expelled from the lungs; a single act of breathing.
- She took a deep breath before diving into the pool.
- Breathable (adjective): (Of air) fit to breathe; (of fabric) allowing air to pass through.
- The atmosphere in the space suit must be breathable.
Synonyms
- Respiration (noun): The action of breathing.
- Ventilation (noun): The provision of fresh air; breathing.
- Living (adjective): Alive.
Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs
- Breathe in: To inhale.
- Breathe in slowly through your nose.
- Breathe out: To exhale.
- Now breathe out through your mouth.
Related Idioms
- Don't hold your breath: Don't wait expectantly for something that is unlikely to happen soon.
- He said he'd call, but don't hold your breath.
- A breath of fresh air: Something new and refreshing; a welcome change.
- The new manager's ideas were a breath of fresh air for the company.
Adjective
- 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
Noun
- the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation