English dictionary
breathing
/'br/i//D//I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
ExamplesThe boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs.
The heavy-breathing person on the telephone.
Source: WordNet 3.0
noun
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
Source: webster1913