Breathing synonyms

brē'thĭng

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Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

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Used as an intensifier.

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wheezing

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alive (related)

In existence or operation; active:

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Relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.

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Of the senses or sensation; esp., connected with the reception or transmission of sense impressions; sensory

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palpitant

Palpitating, throbbing

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Alternative spelling of eupneic.

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The process by which organisms exchange gases, especially oxygen and carbon dioxide, with the environment. In air-breathing vertebrates, respiration takes place in the lungs. In fish and many invertebrates, respiration takes place through the gills. Respiration in green plants occurs during photosynthesis.

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eupneic

Characterized by eupnea; possessing healthy breathing.

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external respiration

Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide across external or respiratory surfaces, as gills or lungs, in multicellular organisms

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A system or equipment for ventilating

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breathless (antonym)

Not breathing; apparently dead.

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To continue to live; remain alive (on sustenance, by specific means, etc.); be sustained

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be

To exist; live

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(Intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.

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To give or send out (matter or energy):

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To exist is defined as to be real, have life or be present.

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To stir the emotions:

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To speak softly.

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To articulate (words); pronounce or speak:

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(By extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

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To come in puffs, as smoke

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To say in a murmur

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To fill or cause to be filled with something:

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To spread out into the shape of a fan

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To breathe out.

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Emanate is defined as to come from or send forth.

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To aspire is defined as to desire something or to work toward a goal that you strongly want to reach.

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To speak distinctly; pronounce clearly

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To recuperate is to get better after an illness, to recover after exertion, or to get back something that was lost.

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(Slang) To inhale something for the intoxicating or euphoric affects

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To breathe noisily and forcefully through the nostrils.

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To have a smell.

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To give as a responsibility or put into another's care:

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To exhale; breathe out.

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hiding (antonym)

To beat with a whip made from hide.

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breathe (related)

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hyperventilation (related)

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muscle (related)

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stridor (related)

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lung (related)

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reflex (related)

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bowel (related)

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To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

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pausing (related)

To pause is defined as to stop for a brief period of time.

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blowing (related)

To clear of contents by forcing air through.

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showing (related)

To bestow; to confer.

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Find another word for breathing. In this page you can discover 55 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for breathing, like: respiring, inspiring, inhaling, living, wheezing, alive, panting, gasping, sighing, smelling and sniffing.