BREATHING
\bɹˈiːðɪŋ], \bɹˈiːðɪŋ], \b_ɹ_ˈiː_ð_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of BREATHING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"
By Princeton University
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passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Air in gentle motion.
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Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
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Aspiration; secret prayer.
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Exercising; promotion of respiration.
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Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
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Breathing place; vent.
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Stop; pause; delay.
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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.
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A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
By Oddity Software
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Air in gentle motion.
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Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
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Aspiration; secret prayer.
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Exercising; promotion of respiration.
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Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
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Stop; pause; delay.
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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.
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A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
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place; vent.
By Noah Webster.
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1. The inhalation and exhalation of air, respiration. 2. The respiratory sound heard on auscultation of the chest.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Daniel Lyons
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As if living.
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Respiration; aspiration; a gentle breeze; inspiration; exercise; a pause to take a breath; an aspirate.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Respiration;—air in gentle motion;—any gentle influence or operation;—aspiration; secret prayer;—exercise;—utterance;—breathing place;—respite;—a mark placed over a vowel, giving it the force and the sound of h.
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Aspiration, secret prayer; breathing place, vent.
By Thomas Sheridan
