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Breathing

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(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breathe

(2):

(n.) Utterance; communication or publicity by words.

(3):

(n.) Stop; pause; delay.

(4):

(n.) Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.

(5):

(n.) Air in gentle motion.

(6):

(n.) Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.

(7):

(n.) Aspiration; secret prayer.

(8):

(n.) Exercising; promotion of respiration.

(9):

(n.) Breathing place; vent.

(10):

(n.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.

(11):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Breathing'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/breathing.html. 1828.
 
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