breathing

/bɹˈiðɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

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”

noun

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

Synonyms for breathing

• eupneic
• eupnoeic
• sweet-breathed
• external respiration
• respiration
• ventilation

Antonyms of breathing

• breathless

Words that rhyme with breathing

• seething
• sheathing
• teething