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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