breathe
verb (used without object)
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
is breathing
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present progressiveof breathe (3rd person singular).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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In South Africa, the gold boom is breathing new life into an ailing sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
“What you are finding now is that the market is breathing a sigh of relief that the December rate cut is back on the table in a big way,” Mulberry said via phone.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
"The economy is breathing again -- stronger, steadier and full of promise," Forson said, noting that GDP grew 6.3 percent in the first half of 2025, up from 5.3 percent in 2024.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
But during certain forms of high-ventilation breathwork, the body is breathing deeply which also activates the parasympathetic nervous system responsible for rest and relaxation, she explained.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
Even as Mark looks, Baxter’s face comes up and out of the river and the boy is breathing, spitting, screaming.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
