English Online Dictionary. What means breathing? What does breathing mean?
English
Etymology
From breathe + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːðɪŋ
- Hyphenation: breath‧ing
Noun
breathing (countable and uncountable, plural breathings)
- gerund of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
- A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
- (archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
- Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
- the breathings of the Holy Spirit
- Aspiration; secret prayer.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
breathing
- present participle and gerund of breathe
Further reading
- breathing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- rebathing