Definition of breathing

"breathing" in the noun sense

1. breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

"breathing" in the verb sense

1. breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

"I can breathe better when the air is clean"

"The patient is respiring"

2. breathe

be alive

"Every creature that breathes"

3. breathe

impart as if by breathing

"He breathed new life into the old house"

4. breathe

allow the passage of air through

"Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"

5. breathe

utter or tell

"not breathe a word"

6. breathe

manifest or evince

"She breathes the Christian spirit"

7. rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

8. breathe

reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked

"This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"

9. emit, breathe, pass off

expel (gases or odors)

"breathing" in the adjective sense

1. breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic

passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally sometimes used in combination

"the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"

"the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"

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Quotations for breathing

The breathing miracle into silence passed! [ Gerald Massey ]

The breezy call of incense-breathing morn. [ Gray ]

The mind, the music breathing from her face. [ Byron ]

'Tis beautiful, when first the dewy light
Breaks on the earth! while yet the scented air
Is breathing the cool freshness of the night
And the bright clouds a tint of crimson wear. [ Elizabeth M. Chandler ]

Far off I hear the crowing of the cocks.
And through the opening door that time unlocks
Feel the fresh breathing of Tomorrow creep. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

Around her shone
The nameless charms unmark'd by her alone.
The light of love, the purity of grace,
The mind, the music breathing from her face.
The heart whose softness harmonized the whole,
And, oh! that eye was in itself a soul. [ Byron ]

Windy attorneys to their client woes,
Airy succeeders of intestate joys,
Poor breathing orators of miseries!
Let them have scope: though what they do impart
Help nothing else, yet do they ease the heart. [ William Shakespeare ]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. [ John Keats, Endymion ]

A modest man at court is the silliest wight breathing. [ Proverb ]

Around her shone The light of love, the purity of grace.
The mind, the music breathing from her face;
The heart whose softness harmonized the whole;
And, oh! that eye was in itself a soul! [ Byron ]

Young voices around the domestic altar, breathing sacred music at the hour of morning and evening devotion, are a sweet and touching accompaniment. [ K. Arvine ]

Amongst the instrumentalities of love and peace, surely there can be no sweeter, softer, more effective voice than that of gentle, peace-breathing music. [ E. Burritt ]

There is a majesty and mystery in nature, take her as you will. The essence of poetry comes breathing to a mind that feels from every province of her empire. [ Carlyle ]

Reality surpasses imagination; and we see, breathing, brightening, and moving before our eyes sights dearer to our hearts than any we ever beheld in the land of sleep. [ Goethe ]

Art, not less eloquently than literature, teaches her children to venerate the single eye. Remember Matsys. His representations of miser-life are breathing. A forfeited bond twinkles in the hard smile. But follow him to an altar-piece. His Apostle has caught a stray tint from his usurer. Features of exquisite beauty are seen and loved; but the old nature of avarice frets under the glow of devotion. Pathos staggers on the edge of farce. [ Willmott ]

breathing in Scrabble®

The word breathing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters breathing:

BREATHING
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

bathing, bearing, beating, benight, granite, hairnet, hearing, heating, ingrate, tangier, tearing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word breathing

BREATHING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In breathing

BREATHING
(171)
BREATHING
(144)
BREATHING
(114)
BATHING
(102 = 52 + 50)
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BENIGHT
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HEARING
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BENIGHT
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BENIGHT
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BENIGHT
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HAIRNET
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BATHING
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BENIGHT
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BENIGHT
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breathing in Words With Friends™

The word breathing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters breathing:

BREATHING
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

bathing, bearing, beating, benight, granite, hairnet, hearing, heating, ingrate, tangier, tearing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word breathing

BREATHING
(225)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In breathing

BREATHING
(225)
BREATHING
(138)
BENIGHT
(116 = 81 + 35)
BREATHING
(114)
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(110 = 75 + 35)
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Words within the letters of breathing

2 letter words in breathing (17 words)

8 letter words in breathing (6 words)

9 letter words in breathing (Anagrams) (2 words)

breathing + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence breathing

Words that start with breathing (5 words)

Words with breathing in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving breathing

Shorter words in breathing

at eat breath

re breath

hi thin thing

in thin thing

Longer words containing breathing

airbreathing

breathinghole breathingholes

breathings breathingspace

inbreathing

nonbreathing

outbreathing

overbreathing

rebreathing nonrebreathing

unbreathing

underbreathing