breathingn.
/ˈbriːðɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbriðɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > supplying fresh air or ventilation > ventilator > ventilation opening or hole
breathinga1387
suspiralc1430
breathing hole?1440
wind-ventc1450
air hole1601
spiracle1620
ventage1623
spirament1654
wind-hole1683
spiraculuma1734
blowhole1858
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 75 Stues..wiþ streite side weies of breþynge [L. lateralibus angustiis spiraculi viis].
1660 E. Warcupp tr. F. Schottus Italy 274 In Italy..are vents or breathings, so evil, that they evaporate a mortall air.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 53 The Warmth..makes New Breathings, whence new Nourishment she takes. View more context for this quotation
2. † b. figurative. Influence, inspiration. Obsolete.In early use with reference to the action or influence of God on the mind or soul; cf. inspiration n. 3a.† c. The power or capacity of the lungs in being able to breathe. Obsolete.
a. The action of inhaling and exhaling, esp. as a continuous physiological process; respiration. Also: an act or instance of breathing in and out; a breath.See also deep-breathing n., heavy breathing n., mouth-breathing n., etc.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [noun]
orthOE
breatha1300
spiritc1350
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breathinga1398
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spirtc1415
respiration?a1425
respiring?a1425
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spiration1568
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aspiration1608
expiration1638
eupnœa1706
flation1708
rebreathing1877
ventilation1891
the mind > language > speech > [noun] > making known
breathing1608
venting1653
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. i. 1097 Þe longes beþ nedeful for breþinge and drawynge of colde ayre to kele þe hete of þe herte.
c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xi. l. 349 Some bryddes at þe bille þorwgh brethynge conceyued.
1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. iii. i. f. 95/1 The patient must often gargaryse thys decoction, for it swageth payn..and aydeth respiration, or breathing.
1608 S. Hieron Helpe vnto Deuotion in Wks. (1620) I. 736 Forsake mee not, I pray thee, in my last breathing.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. ii. 18 'Tis her breathing that Perfumes the Chamber thus. View more context for this quotation
1752 T. Glass Twelve Comm. Fevers vii. 207 If..the Breathing quickens..we may pronounce the Patient past Hopes of Recovery.
1830 Ld. Tennyson Sleeping Beauty iii, in Poems 144 She sleeps; her breathings are not heard.
1877 Amer. Gas Light Jrnl. 17 Dec. 245/2 Headaches, of the same intensity of discomfort as those which follow the accidental breathing of coal gas.
1931 Nottingham Evening Post 11 Aug. 6/3 The child's breathing stopped suddenly, and artificial respiration was tried without success.
2002 D. H. Sterry Chicken (2003) v. 48 I'm on the edge of the Cliffs of Hyperventilation, my mind mile-a-minuting, pulse pounding, trying to focus on my breathing.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > inspiring
inspiringa1340
breathing?a1425
infusionc1450
animation1534
afflatus1649
?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 335 He grauntide to þis deed child, þat is, mankynde, by inspiracioun of holy breþing, þe seuene ȝiftis of þe holy goost.
c1450 (?c1400) tr. Honorius Augustodunensis Elucidarium (1909) 4 (MED) [God] spekeþ..to aungels..bi diuyne breþing, to men forsoþe bi aungels.
1793 R. Burns Let. May (1985) II. 214 Put my Ballad in the poor fellow's hand, just to give a little breathing to the fervour of his soul.
1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion i. ii. 23 Over all things huge and coarse There came the breathing of a regal sway.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [noun] > power of
windc1330
breatha1450
breathing1580
1580 Very Godly & Learned Treat. f. 3*v As they neglected not this abstinence: so they found that it greatly profited them to the better breathing, and other inhabling them to their exercise.
1667 H. Oldenburg in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 431 Pearl-fishers are fed with dry and rosted meat, to give them better breathing.
1718 Mod. Quack ii. 43 Others with a thin Catarrh, or with a dry Convulsive Tickling, and a tolerable good Breathing.
1868 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Feb. 203/1 He had frequently been laid up on account of his ‘bad breathing’, and then he spat blood occasionally.
d. The time in which a breath may be drawn; a very short time. Somewhat rare.
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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > moment or instant
hand-whileOE
prinkOE
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whip?c1450
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pissing whilea1556
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punto1616
punctilio of time1620
punctum1620
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pig's whisper1780
jiffy1785
less than no time1788
jiff1797
blinka1813
gliffy1820
handclap1822
glimpsea1824
eyewink1836
thought1836
eye-blink1838
semibreve1845
pop1847
two shakes of a lamb's taila1855
pig's whistle1859
time point1867
New York minute1870
tick1879
mo?1896
second1897
styme1897
split-second1912
split minute1931
no-time1942
sec.1956
1625 F. Markham Bk. Honour v. iv. 173 Though it be but for a breathing, or short time.
1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iii. vi. 79 It was there only for the breathing of a second.
1992 M. K. Bohnhoff Meri xxii. 239 Meredydd was caught, for a breathing, between worlds existing neither here nor there, but somewhere in between.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite > to recover breath
breathing space1545
breathing time1545
breathing1561
breathing-while1565
breathing-fit1589
breath1597
breather1876
1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips ix. 69 In the same tyme of breathing, we muste repare the euylles, and retourne vnto battell.
1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 88 One troupe..ready to second another, and to giue breathing one to another.
1625 G. Salteren Sacræ Heptades vii. 182 That moderate Elogium, which I will recite for a breathing & recreation to the Reader.
1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 32 The Church had no breathing for whole twenty yeares together.
1823 J. O'Driscol Views Ireland I. 21 When Ireland revived, after a short breathing, from the state of wretchedness and exhaustion, in which her civil wars had left her.
4. The action of the wind blowing gently; an instance of this.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > blowing > gently
pipling1558
breathing1587
fanning1712
whiffle1842
1587 B. Yong tr. G. Boccaccio Amorous Fiammetta v. f. 77v The gentle breathing of some calme wynde discended vpon it.
1664 T. Allin Jrnl. 1 Oct. (1939) (modernized text) I. 157 About 3 oclock came a small breathing at southerly.
1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 530 The breathings of the lightest air that blows.
1803 W. Wordsworth in Morning Post 2 Feb. There's not a breathing of the common wind That will forget thee.
1923 Strand Mag. Apr. 428/2 The wind had sunk to a steady breathing from the north.
2007 Toronto Star (Nexis) 9 Dec. id12 The rhythmic, whispered breathing of the wind in the trees had been replaced by the drone of the air conditioner.
5. A spell of energetic exercise, esp. one taken to stimulate the breathing. Cf. breather n. 5a. Now rare (archaic in later use).In quot. 1971 in the context of fist fighting, in a work of historical fiction.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific exercises
breathing1605
breather1802
arm swing1859
setting-up drill1862
grasshopper march1884
lunge1889
push-up1897
sit-up1900
pull-up1901
deep-breathing1904
bag-punching1927
press-up1928
setting-up exercise1935
pullover1936
bear crawl1937
burpee1939
knee-bend1941
leg raise1944
dip1945
uddiyana1949
squat thrust1950
lateral1954
pull-down1956
aquacise1968
step-up1973
abdominal crunch1981
power walking1982
crunch1983
gut-buster1983
stomach crunch1986
1605 N. Breton I pray you be not Angrie sig. A3 A pretty walke, About some hundreth myles or two for a breathing, to teach the dauncing legges of my youth, to plodde for the prouision of mine old age.
a1753 P. Drake Memoirs (1755) I. iv. 30 I used to go often..to take a Breathing with some of his Scholars.
1804 P. Francis Let. 22 Jan. in Francis Lett. (1901) II. 561 Matthew Day has lent me a horse as fat as himself... This morning I just gave him a breathing on the hills, which made him transpire copiously.
1865 Morning Star 2 Feb. The Oxonians..took their first ‘breathing’ over the course from Oxford to Iffley and back this afternoon.
1971 P. Lovesey Detective wore Silk Drawers (1980) xvi. 163 My information was that he spent the last week in London, taking his breathings with a man named Beckett.
6. Chiefly in plural. A spoken or written word, statement, etc.; an utterance. Also as a mass noun: expression in words. Now rare (archaic in later use).In quot. 1606 in figurative context, with allusion to sense 4.
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the mind > language > speech > [noun] > that which is or can be spoken
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saw9..
speech971
wordOE
quideOE
wordsOE
wordOE
thingOE
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mouthc1225
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reasonc1300
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swarec1325
saying1340
voicec1350
lorea1375
sermonc1385
carpc1400
gear1415
utterancec1454
parol1474
ditty1483
say1571
said1578
dictumc1586
palabra1600
breathing1606
bringinga1616
elocution?1637
rumblea1680
elocutive1821
vocability1841
deliverance1845
deliverment1850
deliverancy1853
verbalization1858
voicing1888
sayable1937
1606 J. Marston Parasitaster i. sig. B4v A Prince Whose tender sufferance neuer felt a gust Of boulder breathings, but stil liu'd gently fann'd With the soft gales of his owne flatterers lippes.
1611 Bible (King James) Lament. iii. 55 Hide not thine eare at my breathing, at my crie. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iii. 14 I am sorry to giue breathing to my purpose. View more context for this quotation
a1779 W. Warburton Wks. (1811) X. 136 One might suspect this regicidal collection to be the spiritual breathings of an enlightened Methodist.
1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 48/1 Those love-lorn breathings which I..have uttered histrionically in my songs and plays.
1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xxv. 169 There were whispered breathings that he ate of the fungus of Gai, the fungus of life.
7. An aspiration; a longing or yearning; a steadfast desire. Frequently with after, indicating the object of longing, esp. in a breathing after God: a longing or yearning for God. Cf. to breathe after —— at breathe v. Phrasal verbs 2. Now archaic and rare.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun]
folebayrie1340
ambition?a1439
ambitiousnessa1500
affectation1549
aspire1562
aspiring1584
philotimy1593
ambitiositya1600
aspirement1607
aspiration1609
votea1626
anhelation1628
breathinga1635
drivenness1902
a1635 R. Sibbes (1639) (title) A breathing after God. Or a christians desire of Gods presence.
1702 J. White Funeral Serm. 55 The whole Life of this Soul is a continual Anhelation, a continual breathing, and panting after God.
1805 D. Johnston Serm. for Blind 39 A pious mind can meditate upon God and send up holy breathings towards him.
1852 M. F. Tupper Proverb. Philos. 205 Ye commune of hopes and aspirations, the fervent breathings of the heart.
1903 Christian Sci. Jrnl. July 199 When we consider aspiration as a breathing after God..we begin to grasp the power of prayer.
2016 @dannaulty 18 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 8 June 2020) A devotional spirit is a constant breathing after God, the living God.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > bloodletting > [noun] > venesection
phlebotomya1400
phlebotomization1598
phlebotomizing1598
arteriotomy1634
breathing1639
venesection1661
1639 J. Woodall Treat. Plague in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 328 By breathing of a Veine..the partie hath beene recovered.
1661 R. L'Estrange Relaps'd Apostate Introd. 4 Breathing of a Vein with a Dog-whip.
1793 P. Littlejohn Henry (1814) II. xxiv. 78 What he termed ‘the copious breathing of a vein’, recalled the dispersed spirits of the patient.
9. Phonetics. Esp. in Ancient Greek: an aspirated letter, an aspirate. Also: a diacritic mark ‘ (rough breathing) or ’ (smooth breathing), respectively indicating the presence or absence of aspiration on an initial vowel, diphthong, or rho.See also asper n.1, aspirate n. 2, aspiration n. 6, breathing mark n. 1, rough breathing at rough adj. 16b, smooth breathing n. at smooth adj. Compounds 1a.
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society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > written character not a letter > diacritic > types of > in Greek
spirit1612
spiritus asper1649
breathing1696
diastole1704
the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > [noun] > phonetic transcription > phonetic symbols
sheva1582
quantity mark1860
breathing1864
stress mark1881
rounder1888
polygraph1893
shadda1896
modifier1899
length-mark1926
shift-sign1939
agma1957
1696 W. T. Lily, Improved 151 The rough or harsh Breathing, called Asper Spiritus, when a word begins with H.
1746 T. Nugent tr. C. Lancelot New Method learning Greek Tongue I. i. viii. 24 The Grammarians call breathing (πνεῦμα) the manner of breathing a Syllable in pronouncing it. These breathings are twofold; one soft and smooth..thus ἐγὼ..The other rough and hard..thus ἅμα.
1852 S. P. Tregelles Heads Hebrew Gram. i. 4 א A-leph and ע A'-yin are generally omitted in pronunciation; the former is simply a breathing enunciated with the vowel with which this letter is connected.
1864 Athenæum No. 1934. 672/2 The text is furnished with breathings and accents.
2014 Renaissance Q. 67 6 Every student of the Greek alphabet had to master not only its twenty-four letters, but also three accents and two breathings—rough and smooth.
Compounds
C1. General use as a modifier.
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1525 Anothomia in tr. H. von Brunschwig Noble Experyence Handy Warke Surg. iii. sig. B.ij/1 Through which holys is drawyn the brethynge vapour, bothe out and in.
1694 W. Salmon tr. Y. van Diemerbroeck Anat. Human Bodies (new ed.) ii. xiii. 363/1 The Breathing Motion of the Lungs is not spontaneous.
1799 H. Davy in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 135 The breathing process of quadrupeds and birds is similar.
1882 G. W. Tryon Struct. & Systematic Conchol. I. 14 The relation of the shell to the breathing organ is very intimate: indeed, it may be regarded as a pneumo-skeleton.
1989 Home Health Care Apr. 12/2 Self care methods effective in reducing stress may include..breathing techniques, meditation, progressive music relaxation, [etc.].
2010 Jewish Chron. 15 Oct. (Health & Wellbeing Suppl.) 4/4 Spinal scoliosis..if left untreated can lead to progressive deformity, early degeneration of joints and breathing difficulties.
C2. As a modifier, designating equipment that enables or maintains breathing, e.g. in an airless environment, in cases of respiratory failure, etc.Recorded earliest in breathing tube n. (b) at Compounds 3a. See also breathing apparatus n. 2, 3.
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1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 337/1 Some of these prints actually represent venturous wights, apparently cased in leather, with breathing tubes of the same material, descending from the [diving] bells.
1879 Subject-matter Index Patents 1877 139/2 Air-purifying and breathing appliances for use in submarine boats.
1931 Laredo (Texas) Times 25 Dec. 5/1 Steadily, day and night, the breathing machine in which she has been confined has functioned successfully.
1991 M. White & J. Gribbin Stephen Hawking (1992) i. 1 Set into the centre of his sinewy throat..is a plastic breathing device about two inches in diameter.
2000 J. Goodwin Danny Boy iii. 74 When the doctors went into the ebola ward..you should have seen the gear...Head to foot in white plastic, with perspex face masks and their own personal breathing equipment.
C3.
a. Compounds relating to the action or process of breathing.
breathing gas n. air or another mixture of gases suitable for breathing; esp. such gas supplied by artificial means to enable breathing in an airless or toxic environment.
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1888 ‘V. Iogo’ Social Conspiracy ix. 142 Though their [sic] is plenty of breathing gas for the mean millions, there is not enough for the inventor of such a falsehood to live upon.
1889 ‘A. Laurie’ Conquest of Moon xiii. 307 We have the strongest personal interest in their death, forasmuch as it would lessen the consumption of oxygen, and consequently increase the amount of our breathing gas.
1987 Skin Diver Aug. 154/3 The breathing gas is supplied from the surface through an air hose that is part of the umbilical.
2018 Daily Gleaner (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 14 July a2 People can dive beyond their training, you can lose your source of light and get disorientated, you can use the wrong mixture of breathing gas for the depth [etc.].
breathing hole n. a hole or vent for breathing or ventilation; spec. a hole in the ice where a seal or other aquatic mammal surfaces to breathe.
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the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > supplying fresh air or ventilation > ventilator > ventilation opening or hole
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suspiralc1430
breathing hole?1440
wind-ventc1450
air hole1601
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ventage1623
spirament1654
wind-hole1683
spiraculuma1734
blowhole1858
tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vii. l. 201 Brethingholes [L. spiraculi] smale is hem [sc. bees in hive] to gete.
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Naseaux..the breathing holes of the nose, the nosethrill.
1654 Expert Gardener 30 in T. Barker Country-mans Recreation Stop every where..all the goings Forth, and breathing holes of the Mole, that by those the fuming smoke in no manner may issue out.
1832 R. Mudie Pop. Guide Observ. Nature viii. 284 The Esquimaux..watch the seals at their breathing-holes for fresh provisions.
1843 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Invertebr. Animals Gloss. 383 Peritrema, the raised margin which surrounds the breathing holes of scorpions.
2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) viii. 259 Unlike other Greenland seal species, the ringed seal winters off the Greenland coast under the ice, by opening breathing holes through the ice.
breathing pore n. a small opening in the surface of an organism that allows the passage of air or exchange of gases; a spiracle, stigma, or stoma.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [noun] > breathing-pore
respiracle1555
stigma1747
spiraculum1768
spiracle1775
breathing pore1796
1796 E. Darwin Zoonomia II. 57 Its manner of operation is by stopping up or filling their spiracula, or breathing pores; a few drops of oil poured on a wasp, so as to cover it, destroys it in a few seconds.
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 374/1 Breathing-pores, microscopic apertures in the cuticle of plants, through which the functions of respiration and evaporation are supposed to carried out.
2012 D. V. Alford Pests Ornamental Trees, Shrubs & Flowers (ed. 2) i. 15/1 The respiratory system in the Acari often includes a pair of breathing pores, also known as stigmata.
breathing tube n. a tube through which air or other gases pass; (chiefly) spec. (a) a natural tubular structure enabling a submerged aquatic organism to obtain air; (b) an artificial tube that supplies air or breathable gas to a person; spec. such a tube used with a respirator or ventilator.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [noun] > breathing tube
breathing tube1800
siphon1826
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > specific equipment on submarine
breathing tube1800
jumping-wire1919
snorkel1944
snort1944
1800 H. Davy Res. Nitrous Oxide 389 In the infancy of my researches, I often respired nitrous oxide in a large glass bell, furnished with a breathing tube and stopcock.
1815 S. Brookes Introd. Conchol. ii. 17 This division consists of two families; one having a windpipe or breathing tube projecting more or less beyond the edge of the shell nearly on the back of the animal.
1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 337/1 Some of these prints actually represent venturous wights, apparently cased in leather, with breathing tubes of the same material, descending from the [diving] bells.
1946 Jane's Fighting Ships 1944–5 229/2 The ‘Schnorkel’, or breathing tube,..enabled submarines to remain submerged for much longer periods.
2013 Jrnl. Med. Ethics 39 128 They put a breathing tube in her airway, and transported her urgently to hospital.
2015 S. Ball & R. Morris Britain's Hoverflies (ed. 2) 24 In Mallota and Myathropa the breathing tube is longer than the larva's body and consequently they are known as ‘rat-tailed maggots’.
b. Compounds relating to time or space to breathe.† breathing-fit n. Obsolete a short period of time in which to rest and recover; cf. breathing space n. (a).† breathing part n. Obsolete rare a place in a text where one may pause for breath in speaking.† breathing-while n. Obsolete a short period of time; esp. a pause in which to rest, relax, or evaluate a situation; cf. breathing space n. (a).
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite > to recover breath
breathing space1545
breathing time1545
breathing1561
breathing-while1565
breathing-fit1589
breath1597
breather1876
1589 Rare Triumphes Loue & Fortune iii. sig. D.iv Here is a breathing fit [printed pit] after hard mischance.
1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 303 The night is farre spent, and I am ouer wearie to hold out the controuersie without a breathing fitte at the least.
1805 W. Wordsworth Waggoner i. 37 Many a breathing-fit he takes.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > pause
breathing placea1586
breathing part1644
breaking-off1683
pause1933
1644 J. Bulwer Chironomia 44 in Chirologia To distinguish the Comma's & breathing parts of a sentence.
breathing room n. (a) space in which to move and breathe comfortably; (b) time or opportunity to pause, esp. in order to rest, relax, or evaluate a situation; cf. breathing space n.In figurative context in quot. 1897.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > breathing space or elbow room
breathing room1641
breath room1667
elbow room1670
breathing space1842
1641 T. Sherwood Charitable Pestmaster 11 If you shall perceive by these signes, that the sick will have the small Pox,..give him breathing room enough, as he lyeth in his bed.
1789 Ann. Reg. 1787 Char. 9/1 He obliged Prince Charles to give the emperor breathing room, by forcing him to hasten with his army..to Bohemia.
1897 W. James Will to Believe 203 That howling mob of desires, each struggling to get breathing-room for the ideal to which it clings.
1990 Esquire May 58/1 Third from the bottom in population density..Montana still has plenty of breathing room.
2012 N. Hawley Good Father (2013) 213 We had..two [hours] if we wanted to get to the courthouse with any kind of breathing room.
breathing space n. (a) time or opportunity to pause, esp. in order to rest, relax, or evaluate a situation; also as a count noun; (b) space in which to move and breathe comfortably; cf. breathing room n.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite > to recover breath
breathing space1545
breathing time1545
breathing1561
breathing-while1565
breathing-fit1589
breath1597
breather1876
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > breathing space or elbow room
breathing room1641
breath room1667
elbow room1670
breathing space1842
1545 G. Joye tr. P. Melanchthon in Expos. Daniel Ep. Ded. f. 3 The immense mercy and goodnes of God, at some certain ceason geueth a litle breathing space to his chirche, making the fyerce seas cawme for a litle tyme.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Aa6v The dales for shade, the hilles for breathing space.
1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico v. 130 Having made that agreement with the Covenanters, they gave her jealousies a short breathing-space.
1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in Poems (new ed.) II. 109 There the passions cramp'd no longer shall have scope and breathing-space.
1917 Touring Topics May 13/2 Children that long for breathing space.
2010 Asian Woman No. 43. 181/2 Perhaps the main source of tension has simply been the need for breathing space in your relationship.
breathing spell n. an opportunity to pause, esp. in order to rest, relax, or evaluate a situation; cf. breathing space n. (a).
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1713 J. Wise Churches Quarrel Espoused ii. i. 133 In many other Sacred Intervals, breathing Spells, from the hurry of Business.
1883 Harper's Mag. Feb. 443/2 When stairs were swept and errands done, at least for a breathing-spell she could take her stool and sit at Miss Emily's feet.
2017 Connecticut Post (Nexis) 17 Dec. Any time off this year was just a breathing spell before the next round of legislative dithering and political maneuvering.
breathing time n. time or opportunity to pause, esp. in order to rest, relax, or evaluate a situation; also as a count noun; = breathing space n. (a).
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite > to recover breath
breathing space1545
breathing time1545
breathing1561
breathing-while1565
breathing-fit1589
breath1597
breather1876
1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (x.) f. 175 That peace might reigne vpon ye erthe and the godly to haue a breathinge tyme to reste them.
1741 Geogr. & Hist. Descr. Principal Objects War in W.-Indies 27 The Spaniards were obliged to abandon the Pass to the English, who followed them hot-foot into the Town, without giving them any breathing-time.
1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets iii. 68 Here was a breathing-time of indecision and suspense.
2003 Times 21 Nov. 6/6 The industry needs some breathing time to restructure.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite > to recover breath
breathing space1545
breathing time1545
breathing1561
breathing-while1565
breathing-fit1589
breath1597
breather1876
1565 J. Calfhill Aunswere Treat. Crosse f. 144 The wonderfull iudgemente of almighty God is worthy to be considered, that exercyseth his people with plagues among: and although of his mercy sometime he graunt them Alcyonia tempora, some little breathing whiles.
1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Giijv It shall..Bud, and be blasted, in a breathing while . View more context for this quotation
1663 S. Tuke Adventures of Five Hours v. 66 Now we shall have a breathing while at least Octavio, and time to look about us.
1899 A. B. O'Neill Between Whiles 129 Birthdays are breathing-whiles snatched from life's tourney.
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breathingadj.
/ˈbriːðɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbriðɪŋ/ 1.
a. That breathes (in various senses of breathe v.); esp. respiring; living.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > opposed to dead
in the land of the livingc825
livingeOE
lifeeOE
quickeOE
aliveOE
livishc1175
alivesc1300
in lifea1325
with lifea1325
of life1392
breathinga1398
undeada1400
upon lifea1413
live1531
lifesome1582
undeceased1589
vivec1590
breathful1593
vivificent1598
on the hoof1818
the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective]
breathinga1398
spirituala1398
respirative?a1425
breathy1528
spirable1562
spiring1577
respirant?1578
transpirable1578
respiratory1650
respired1667
pneumatic1681
respiring1697
cardiorespiratory1857
respirating1887
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind)
blazing1535
fanning1555
breathing1591
huffing1605
breezing1682
huffling1847
ablow1905
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > causing weariness or exhaustion > other spec.
crushing1577
breathing1684
punishing1833
winding1842
gruelling1852
costing1900
the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective]
sweet900
sootc950
aromatic1366
merrya1398
well-smellinga1398
sweet-smellingc1400
lusciousc1420
savoury?a1425
redolingc1429
redolent?a1439
odorate?1440
flagrant1450
redolentc1450
well-savouringc1450
aromatous1483
softa1500
well-aired1505
balmy1508
ambrosiana1522
embalmeda1529
fragrantc1530
perfumed1538
scented?c1562
scented1567
balm-like1569
sweet1573
aromatizate1576
aromatical1578
Sabaeana1586
ambrosial1590
rich1590
perfumed1591
sweet-scented1591
reperfumed1593
balm-breathing1595
nectaredc1595
spiced1600
fuming1601
fumed1612
scentful1612
balsam1624
perfumy1625
odoraminous1656
aroma-olent1657
suaveolent1657
aromatized1661
essenced1675
balsamy1687
flavorous1697
balsamic1714
well-scented1726
scenty1738
breathing1757
spicy1765
flavouriferous1773
aromal1848
bescented1863
euodic1868
nosy1892
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxxv. 236 Euery breþinge best haþ longes.
1591 E. Spenser Virgil's Gnat in Complaints sig. H4v Gentle murmure of the breathing ayre.
a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 420 Rescue those breathing liues to dye in beds. View more context for this quotation
1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 66 Christiana began to Pant, and said, I dare say this is a breathing Hill. View more context for this quotation
1757 W. Collins Oriental Eclogues iii. 13 What time 'tis sweet o'er fields of rice to stray, Or scent the breathing maze at setting day.
1816 R. Southey Dream in Lay of Laureate 62 Infant man..Most weak and helpless of all breathing things.
1828 T. Hood in Bijou 77 A battle was a battle then, A breathing piece of work.
1989 Which? Apr. 174/1 Some special wood paints (called microporous or breathing paints) also allow water vapour trapped in the wood to escape.
2019 Irish Times (Nexis) 22 Oct. 2 Often certain dog breeds are viewed as lifestyle accessories rather than living, breathing animals.
b. figurative. Of a statue, painting, etc.: lifelike.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > closely resembling > lifelike
livelyc1330
lifelikea1522
natural1581
speaking1582
vive1584
breathing1669
semblant1714
thinking1732
nature-true1850
vivid1852
1669 R. Stapylton Trag. Hero & Leander v. 43 The drown'd Lovers' carv'd by Art That rivals Nature, shall For ever stand In breathing Marble.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 90 Breathing Figures of Corinthian Brass. View more context for this quotation
c1750 W. Shenstone Elegies xi. 22 The breathing picture and the living stone.
1833 E. Moore Addr. Gen. Trades' Union City N.-Y. 26 The sculptor is applied to, and the breathing images from his chisel beautify..the whole edifice.
1907 Sun (Baltimore) 12 Apr. 12/5 The canvas was transformed into a breathing likeness, and I saw the portrait grow under Senor de Madrazo's masterful strokes.
2006 Independent (Nexis) 2 June 5 The magniloquent epitaph and well-carved bust of some dead squire look down in breathing marble from the walls.
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the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [adjective] > recently arrived from a place or situation
breathing with?c1550
fresh1565
new1697
recent1718
?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 274 Hee sawe his enemies stand..freshe and breathinge from the late spoylinge of his contrie.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 881 Canalis and Quirinus yet breathing with the late slaughter of the Turkes.
1610 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 2) 1227 Yet breathing with victorie.
Compounds
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > perspirations > [noun] > sweat
swotec897
need-sweat?c1225
sweata1400
dead-sweat1609
muck sweat1627
strigment1646
mador1650
breathing sweat1657
lather1660
dew1674
cold sweat1707
death sweat1725
perspiration1725
toil-drop1802
persp.1923
1657 E. Revett Poems 105 Long repose and balmy heat, Had laid her in a breathing sweat.
1745 J. Wall in Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 216 After the second Dose of the Powders, each of them..broke out into an universal breathing Sweat.
1907 Amer. Jrnl. Dermatol. Oct. 457/1 It is not at all unusual for the patient to fall into a gentle and refreshing sleep and a mild and breathing sweat to come out over the whole body.
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