Breathing
Definition of Breathing
Breath´ing
n.
1.
Respiration
; the
act
of
inhaling
and
exhaling
air
.
Subject
to a
difficulty
of
breathing
.
- Melmoth.
2.
Air
in
gentle
motion
.
3.
Any
gentle
influence
or
operation
;
inspiration
; as, the
breathings
of the
Spirit
.
4.
Aspiration
;
secret
prayer
.
5.
Exercising
;
promotion
of
respiration
.
Here is a
lady
that
wants
breathing
too;
And I have
heard
, you
knights
of
Tyre
Are
excellent
in
making
ladies
trip
.
- Shak.
6.
Utterance
;
communication
or
publicity
by
words
.
I am
sorry
to
give
breathing
to my
purpose
.
- Shak.
7.
Breathing
place
;
vent
.
8.
Stop
;
pause
;
delay
.
You
shake
the
head
at so long a
breathing
.
- Shak.
9.
Also, in a
wider
sense
, the
sound
caused
by the
friction
of the
outgoing
breath
in the
throat
,
mouth
,
etc
., when the
glottis
is
wide
open
;
aspiration
; the
sound
expressed
by the
letter
h
.
10.
(Gr. Gram.)
A
mark
to
indicate
aspiration
or its
absence
. See
Rough
breathing
,
Smooth
breathing
,
below
.
Breathing place
a -
A
pause
.
b -
A
vent
.
- Sir P. Sidney.
Breathing time
pause
;
relaxation
.
Breathing while
time
sufficient
for
drawing
breath
; a
short
time.
- Bp. Hall.
Rough breathing
See 2d
Asper
, n.
- Shak.
Smooth breathing
a
mark
(')
indicating
the
absence
of the
sound
of
h
, as in
'ie`
nai
(
ienai
).
Related Words
breathless
,
dyspneal
,
dyspneic
,
dyspnoeal
,
dyspnoeic
,
eupneic
,
eupnoeic
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