breathing
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,689 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,207 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation also: external respiration, respiration, ventilation
adjective
- passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination also: eupneic, eupnoeic the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaursthe heavy-breathing person on the telephone
breathing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Breathing satisfied him pretty well for a while.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He stood there a moment, breathing quickly, and looking up and down the street, in which not another figure moved.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Then the man's heavy breathing became audible, and Keith felt as if the load was resting on his own shoulders.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Uttered not, yet comprehended, Is the spirit's voiceless prayer, Soft rebukes, in blessings ended, Breathing from her lips of air.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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A remote and mysterious life was certainly breathing about him, and he regretted he was without a sense to apprehend this life.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1