breathing

Definitions

1. verbal noun of breathe: The act of respiration; a single instance of this
2. gerund of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
   countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable
3. A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof
4. A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
   countable, uncountable
5. respiración, aliento, respiro; inhalación, aspiración;___ exercises → ejercicios respiratorios;
6. Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time
7. Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
8. The act or process of respiration.
9. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration
10. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
    countable, uncountable
11. The time required to take one's breath.
12. Aspiration; secret prayer
13. Aspiration; secret prayer.
    countable, uncountable
14. Either of two marks, the rough breathing ( ̔ ) and the smooth breathing ( ′ ), used in Greek to indicate presence or absence of aspiration.
15. (Physiology) the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
16. a single breath: a breathing between words.
17. an utterance: a breathing of hate.
18. a soft movement, esp of air
19. a rest or pause
20. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics a. expulsion of breath (rough breathing) or absence of such expulsion (smooth breathing) preceding the pronunciation of an initial vowel or rho in ancient Greek
    phonetics

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] their breathings, cryings, and excretings would have⟳ been damaged […]”

“DON PEDRO. Count⟳ Claudio, when mean⟳ you to go to church? / CLAUDIO. To-morrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till love⟳ have⟳ all his rites. / LEONATO. Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have⟳ all things answer⟳ my mind⟳. / DON PEDRO. Come⟳, you shake⟳ the head at so long a breathing; but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.”

“the breathings of the Holy Spirit”

“Let⟳ us then begin⟳ Heaven here, in the Frame and Temper of our Minds, in our heavenly Affections and Converſation; in a due Prepation for, and in earneſt Deſires and Breathings after that bleſſed State vvhich vve firmly believe⟳ and aſſuredly hope⟳ to be one day poſſeſſed of: […]”

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