breathe
verb (used without object)
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
are breathing
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present progressiveof breathe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But at least for now, BTR developers and investors are breathing a sigh of relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
This season, City are breathing down their necks, so can he finally get Arsenal over the line to end their long wait to claim the top-flight title, or will City and Guardiola reign supreme again?
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
With control of the number back in Del Orbe’s hands, advocates of problem gambling prevention in New Mexico are breathing a sigh of relief.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
“A lot of powerful people are breathing a sigh of relief over Epstein’s ‘suicide,'” he wrote in 2019.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
We are breathing and we are crying and now slowing down and moving back into the right lane.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
