breathing
adjective
1. 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
noun
1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Similar word(s): respiration, ventilation
Definition categories: act, activity
Sentences with breathing as a noun:
- the breathings of the Holy Spirit
verb
1. present participle of breathe