Synonyms for breathe

verb

1. To draw breath

   respire, use one's lungs, inhale, exhale, draw in, breathe in or out, gasp, pant, wheeze, snort, sigh, take air into one's lungs or nostrils, scent, sniff, smell, huff, puff, sniffle.

2. To live

   move, exist, be alive; see be 1.

3. To blow gently

   puff, fan, exhale; see blow 1.

4. To pause

   take a breath, recuperate, take a breather*; see pause, rest 2.