breathingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ/us/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ/the act or process of taking air into your lungs and releasing it:
She lay awake listening to her sister's steady breathing.
I could hear the sound of heavy breathing as he slowly climbed the stairs.
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathless
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sigh
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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