What is a synonym for "respiring"?

Common synonyms include: breathe, breathe, suspire, be alive, be animate, blow.

Respiring

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
An act of respiration. uncountable, usually
"I would walk through the rooms I rented and listen to the unhurried murmurs the town made, constant and rhythmic, as subtly troubled as the nighttime respirings of a light sleeper. There was never silence."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of respire form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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breathe breathe suspire be alive be animate blow

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"I would walk through the rooms I rented and listen to the unhurried murmurs the town made, constant and rhythmic, as subtly troubled as the nighttime respirings of a light sleeper. There was never silence."

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