breathing
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- noun
- /ˈbriːðɪŋ/
:
respiración
- Now, three quarters of a century later, she did her deep breathing exercise to relax.
- difficulty breathing
- deep breathing
- breathing exercises
Things like our heartbeat, our breathing, and our gut.
- Things like our heartbeat, our breathing, and our gut.
- Not shallow breathing, deep breathing, slowly but surely.
- But as her eyes opened, her breathing became laboured.
- Effortless, gentle breathing happening on its own.
- So let the energy of breathing go lower in your body.
- Then we do all kinds of other breathing, like breathing to change the heart rhythm.
- So it gets you into the habit of breathing better and deeper.
- Fixing your breathing and increasing your healthy breathing only has benefits.
- If you consciously change your breathing, you can change your Physiology.
- So that gets me going, my breathing mechanism.
- These are the three ways, breathing, lifestyle and diet.
- So the second one for the soul is how you breathe, the breathing.
- And inhale emphasize breathing will speed your heart up.
- And all we're talking about is breathing, breathing.
- Just letting life, just breathing through the thigh is nice.
Examples
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Slow your breathing down a little for me, okay?
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Back off, try to focus on your breathing, and take five to ten slow, deep breaths.
Academic text (1991) -
Can you explain the purpose of breathing to all of us?
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Slow your breathing down a little for me, okay?
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Successful delivery takes into account the voice, breathing, body language, and the flow of words.
Academic text (2011) -
Your pace of breathing, how you control breathing can impact your nervous state.
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Jacob was again sleeping without the sheet over his head, his breathing deep and strong.
Fiction book (1990) -
But as her eyes opened, her breathing became laboured.
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Our heart rate speeds up, breathing quickens and muscles tense.
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If you are experiencing any symptoms, such as fever, cough... vomiting, or difficulty breathing... proceed to the medical bay for examination.
Synonyms
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3.4
Breathing in and out to take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
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3.7
The process of breathing air into the lungs and sending out carbon dioxide
The process of taking in oxygen and sending out carbon dioxide in the lungs
Antonyms
- Specialized
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9.6
Not enough oxygen in the body that makes you lose consciousness or die
Compounds
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3.4
A machine that helps a person get air into their lungs when they cannot do it on their own
- Specialized
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4.4
A device that helps a person breathe when the air is unsafe or not available
- Specialized
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3.9
A machine that helps a person take air into their lungs when they cannot do it themselves
How Fast
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Morphology
Etymology
Breathing comes from the old English word breath, which means 'the air you take in and out of your lungs'. So breathing is the action of moving that air in and out, which is why it means the process of inhaling and exhaling.