English to English
breathing
('br/i//D//I//N/
)
adjective (a)
- passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination(adj.all)Example:
The boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs.
The heavy-breathing person on the telephone.
source: wordnet30
noun (n)
- the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.(noun)source: webster1913
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