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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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"the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs" "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"adjectivepassing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
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Definition that contains breathing
- panting breathing heavily (as after exertion)
- blown breathing laboriously or convulsively
- wheeze breathing with a husky or whistling sound
- winded breathing laboriously or convulsively
- heaving breathing heavily (as after exertion)
- snorkel breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
- short-winded breathing laboriously or convulsively
- abdominal breathing breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles
- pursy breathing laboriously or convulsively