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breathing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English breathing From breathe + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having life; living; alive.
    • Elantris is quite an exceptional read, a wonderfully rich world of living breathing characters, great plot, and some very original ideas. 2011 December 13, Antony Jones, “Book review of 'Elantris' by Brandon Sanderson”, in SF Book:

breathing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English breathing From breathe + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, form-of, noun-from-verb, uncountable) verbal noun of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
    form of breathe
    • […] their breathings, cryings, and excretings would have been damaged […] 1848, The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
  3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
    • DON PEDRO. Count Claudio, when mean you to go to church? / CLAUDIO. To-morrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites. / LEONATO. Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have all things answer my mind. / DON PEDRO. Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing; but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us. 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
  4. (countable, uncountable) Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
    • the breathings of the Holy Spirit
  5. (countable, uncountable) Aspiration; secret prayer.
    • Let us then begin Heaven here, in the Frame and Temper of our Minds, in our heavenly Affections and Converſation; in a due Prepation for, and in earneſt Deſires and Breathings after that bleſſed State vvhich vve firmly believe and aſſuredly hope to be one day poſſeſſed of: […] 1683 June 3 (Gregorian calendar), John Tillotson, “Sermon XXIV. Preached at the Funeral of the Reverend Benjamin Whichcot, D.D. May 24, 1683. 2 Cor[inthians] V. 6.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], 8th edition, London: […] T. Goodwin, B[enjamin] Tooke, and J. Pemberton, […]; J. Round […], and J[acob] Tonson] […], published 1720, →OCLC, page 248:

Forms

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breathings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

abdominodiaphragmatic breathing · hand breathing · labored breathing · 444 breathing · breathing cave · heavy breathing · smooth breathing · circular breathing · stagger breathing · breathing while · square breathing · accessory breathing · rough breathing · overbreathing · mouthbreathing · deep breathing · base-pair breathing · low breathing · breathing time · nasal breathing · box breathing · tubular breathing · breathing apparatus · belly breathing · Kussmaul breathing · mouth breathing

Synonyms

ventilation · respiration

Translations (76)

ro respirație (act of respiration) · pl oddychanie (act of respiration) · mk дишење (act of respiration) · hu lélegzés (act of respiration) · bg дишане (act of respiration) · vi sự hô hấp (act of respiration) · hi साँस लेना (act of respiration) · az nəfəs (act of respiration) · tr nefes almak (act of respiration) · el αναπνοή (act of respiration) · th การหายใจ (act of respiration) · sw upumuaji (act of respiration) · ar تَنَفُس (act of respiration) · pl oddech (act of respiration) · fa نفس (act of respiration) · cs dýchání (act of respiration) · nl ademhaling (act of respiration) · it respirazione (act of respiration) · ky дем тартуу (act of respiration) · tg дам (act of respiration) · da åndedræt (act of respiration) · arz تنفس (act of respiration) · sh ди́са̄ње (act of respiration) · fa تنفس (act of respiration) · sv andning (act of respiration) · mr श्वासोच्छ्वास (act of respiration) · ang ǣþm (act of respiration) · sk dýchanie (act of respiration) · kk дем алу (act of respiration) · uz nafas (act of respiration) · hi श्वसन (act of respiration) · es respiración (act of respiration) · az tənəffüs (act of respiration) · tg нафаскашӣ (act of respiration) · ar نَفَس (act of respiration) · da vejrtrækning (act of respiration) · kk тыныс алу (act of respiration) · be дыха́нне (act of respiration) · is öndun (act of respiration) · cmn 呼吸 (act of respiration) · eo spirado (act of respiration) · rue дыханя (act of respiration) · de Atmen (act of respiration) · sh dȁh (act of respiration) · ko 호흡 (act of respiration) · ka სუნთქვა (act of respiration) · ta சுவாசம் (act of respiration) · pt respiração (act of respiration) · uz dam (act of respiration) · kk дем (act of respiration) · et hingamine (act of respiration) · uk диха́ння (act of respiration) · km ដង្ហើម (act of respiration) · tg нафас (act of respiration) · tr solumak (act of respiration) · ta உயிர்ப்பு (act of respiration) · sl dihanje (act of respiration) · mr श्वास (act of respiration) · ml ശ്വസനം (act of respiration) · tg нафасгирӣ (act of respiration) · mr श्वसन (act of respiration) · ja 呼吸 (act of respiration) · tl paghinga (act of respiration) · ta மூச்சு (act of respiration) · sh да̏х (act of respiration) · kmr henasedan (act of respiration) · fi henkäys (act of respiration) · de Atmung (act of respiration) · wyi wan-ang-goon (act of respiration) · fi hengitys (act of respiration) · sh dísānje (act of respiration) · fr respiration (act of respiration) · ky дем алуу (act of respiration) · hu légzés (act of respiration) · ru дыха́ние (act of respiration) · hy շնչառություն (act of respiration)

wikidata: Q9530

breathing en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English breathing From breathe + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of breathe
    form of breathe