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An act of respiring
“In this session, I frequently aid his deep breathing by simply breathing loudly myself from time to time.”
The condition of being alive
“The boy is suffering from apparent hypothermia, but he is alive and breathing.”
Existing or happening right now
Of or pertaining to respiration
The act of breathing, especially with deep breaths
An inhalation or exhalation of air from the lungs
The action of saying or expressing something aloud
A very brief period of time
Present participle for to take air into the lungs and then expel it
“She holds the client steady and asks him to breathe deeply.”
Present participle for to be alive or remain living
“I have loved the University of Oxford with a deep and passionate love, and as long as I breathe, that attachment will continue.”
Present participle for to give an impression of
“The room seemed to breathe the air of a different era.”
Present participle for to imbue with a quality
“The uprising can be seen as a last-ditch effort to breathe life into a fading revolutionary tradition.”
Present participle for to say something, especially to divulge information
“Do not breathe a word about our conversation to anyone.”
(literary) Present participle for to blow softly with the sound of a passing wind
“Let the howling wind breathe through the great banks of wood-louvered doors.”
Present participle for to pant or breathe hard or with difficulty
Present participle for to speak in a low or barely audible voice
Present participle for to emanate a feeling or quality through one's expression or bearing
Present participle for to emanate a feeling or quality through one's expression or bearing
Present participle for to gasp or utter with effort
Present participle for to tell someone about, or trust someone with, a secret or private matter
Present participle for to inhale and exhale smoke from a lit substance
Present participle for to awaken from a period of death, unconsciousness or dormancy
Present participle for to emanate a feeling or quality through one's expression or bearing
Present participle for to throw or give off (gas, light, etc.)
Present participle for to discern by the sense of smell
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