Breathing

/ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/

Synonyms for "breathing" (96 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(11 words)

Strong matches (28)

Verb(1 words)
consume oxygen
Adjective(5 words)
deep respirationeupneiceupnoeicliving beingsliving organism specimens
Noun(2 words)
enliveningexternal respiration

Related words (48)

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More general

16 entries
activitybiological processbodily functionbodily processbody processdescriptive adjectivedevice termfigurative languagehealth practicemedical termmetaphorphysiological processskilltechniquetrainingwellness technique

More specific

14 entries
box breathingbreath metaphorbreathing apparatusbreathing exercisebreathing maskbreathing patternbreathing ratediaphragmatic breathinglife metaphormouth breathingnasal breathingpursed lip breathingrapid breathingventilator

Collocations

10 entries
breathing apparatusbreathing exercisebreathing patternbreathing ratebreathing spacebreathing techniquedeep breathingdiaphragmatic breathingnasal breathingsteady breathing

Inflections

5 entries
breathedbreathesbreathingsmore breathingmost breathing

Derivations

7 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I can hear the soft breathing.

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These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).

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The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.

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When dreams begin, breathing becomes irregular and less deep.

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