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• present participle of breathe.

breathing

American  

[bree-thing] / ˈbri ðɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or other animal that breathes; respiration.

2. a single breath.

3. the short time required for a single breath.

4. a pause, as for breath.

5. utterance or words.

6. a gentle moving or blowing, as of wind.

7. Classical Greek Grammar.

   1. the manner of articulating the beginning of a word written with an initial vowel sign, with or without aspiration before the vowel.

   2. one of the two symbols used to indicate this.

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breathing British  

/ ˈbriːðɪŋ /

noun

1. the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen

2. a single breath

   a breathing between words

3. an utterance

   a breathing of hate

4. a soft movement, esp of air

5. a rest or pause

6. phonetics

   1. expulsion of breath ( rough breathing ) or absence of such expulsion ( smooth breathing ) preceding the pronunciation of an initial vowel or rho in ancient Greek

   2. either of two symbols indicating this

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Other Word Forms

• unbreathing
  adjective
• breathingly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of breathing

First recorded in 1350–1400, breathing is from the Middle English word brethynge. See breathe, -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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breathing

To have them on this song, breathing new life into it and getting to sing the song in Spanish with their instrumentation, they were just incredible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Hatch’s new contactless bedside device tracks your sleep stages, breathing and bedtime habits without a watch or ring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

According to the researchers, moderate to vigorous activity involves breathing harder than usual while still being able to carry on a conversation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The operation is normally carried out under general anaesthetic with the patient breathing through a tube.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

In the silence that followed, Mary’s labored breathing seemed especially loud.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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