Definition of 'breathing'

See also: breathe 

Noun

1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
      Synonyms: external respiration respiration ventilation

Adjective

1. 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"
      Synonyms: eupneic eupnoeic
      Antonyms: breathless dyspneic dyspnoeic dyspneal dyspnoeal

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