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单词 breathing
释义

breathing

noun

breath·​ing ˈbrē-t͟hiŋ How to pronounce breathing (audio)
: either of the marks ʽ and ʼ used in writing Greek to indicate aspiration or its absence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web After removing it, the firefighters were able to get the child breathing. Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2022 There's a broad range of symptoms that patients with long COVID can experience, ranging from heart issues to breathing problems and fatigue. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Mitch seemed unsure about her, the wrinkle and all the breathing. Olivia Cornu, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 That paralysis can be deadly if muscles used to control breathing are affected. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022 The labored breathing lasted until about 9:10 p.m., when a correctional officer performed a consciousness check consisting of shouting James’ name, flicking his eyelid and pinching his arm. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 Tasked with breathing life into the Orioles new stadium, Lucchino recalled those days in Pittsburgh. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2022 To understand ourselves as the consciousness knowing itself through the breathing, growing organism of a human being. Rod Berger, Forbes, 30 June 2022 In addition to preserving Bayer’s legacy in Aspen, the facility is meant to be a living, breathing hub for new ideas in art and design, just as the Bauhaus was 100 years ago. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1696, in the meaning defined above

breathing 1 of 2

adjective

as in alive
having or showing life realized that he didn't need a comic-book superhero, since he had a real, breathing hero in his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • alive
  • living
  • live
  • animate
  • active
  • animated
  • surviving
  • existing
  • dynamic
  • going
  • lively
  • quick
  • thriving
  • vigorous
  • current
  • prevailing
  • existent
  • vital
  • vibrant
  • extant
  • resurrected
  • vivacious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dying
  • cold
  • dead
  • inanimate
  • breathless
  • deceased
  • lifeless
  • asleep
  • nonliving
  • expired
  • fading
  • moribund
  • resting
  • departed
  • defunct
  • stillborn
  • ghostly
  • gone
  • absent
  • nonexistent
  • ghostlike
  • vanished
  • extinct
  • finished
  • fallen
  • terminated
  • lost
  • lapsed
  • barren
  • desert
  • zombielike
  • wiped out
  • reposing
  • ghosty
  • perished
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breathing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of breathe
1
as in respiring
to inhale and exhale air sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • respiring
  • snoring
  • inbreathing
  • gasping
  • wheezing
  • panting
  • huffing
  • puffing
  • inspiring
  • sniffing
  • snorting
  • yawning
  • snuffing
  • drawing
  • snuffling
  • whiffing
  • expiring
  • suspiring
  • blowing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • choking
  • suffocating
  • asphyxiating
  • smothering
  • gagging
  • stifling
  • strangling
  • throttling
  • garotting
  • garroting
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2
as in living
to have life as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • living
  • being
  • existing
  • subsisting
  • kicking
  • ruling
  • surviving
  • continuing
  • flourishing
  • persisting
  • enduring
  • abiding
  • lasting
  • holding on
  • thriving
  • leading
  • moving
  • prospering
  • running on
  • holding up
  • keeping (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dying
  • succumbing
  • vanishing
  • perishing
  • evaporating
  • disappearing
  • expiring
  • departing
  • stopping
  • ending
  • ceasing
  • dying (down)
  • subsiding
  • passing away
  • quitting
  • ebbing
  • discontinuing
  • waning
  • moderating
  • desisting
  • abating
  • letting up
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