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nounthe bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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adjectivepassing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
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Examples of breathing
- "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"
- "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"