| Breathing 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breathe. 2. (n.) Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. 3. (n.) Air in gentle motion. 4. (n.) Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit. 5. (n.) Aspiration; secret prayer. 6. (n.) Exercising; promotion of respiration. 7. (n.) Utterance; communication or publicity by words. 8. (n.) Breathing place; vent. 9. (n.) Stop; pause; delay. 10. (n.) Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h. 11. (n.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below. Thesaurus Entries aboveground, alive, among the living, animate, animated, breathing, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, capable of life, chipper, conscious, endowed with life, enjoying health, enlivened, eupeptic, existent, fine, fit, fit and fine, full of beans, healthful, healthy, in condition, in fine fettle, in fine whack, in good case, in good health, in good shape, in health, in high feather, in mint condition, in shape, in the flesh, in the pink, inspirited, instinct with life, live, living, long-lived, quick, tenacious of life, very much alive, viable, vital, vivified, zoetic |