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Breathe (v. i.) To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.
Breathe (v. i.) To take breath; to rest from action.
Breathe (v. i.) To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.
Breathe (v. t.) To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
Breathe (v. t.) To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.
Breathe (v. t.) To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
Breathe (v. t.) To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
Breathe (v. t.) To express; to manifest; to give forth.
Breathe (v. t.) To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
Breathe (v. t.) To promote free respiration in; to exercise.
Breathe (v. t.) To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.
Breathe (v. t.) To put out of breath; to exhaust.
Breathe (v. t.) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
Breathing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breathe
Breathing (n.) Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
Breathing (n.) Air in gentle motion.
Breathing (n.) Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
Breathing (n.) Aspiration; secret prayer.
Breathing (n.) Exercising; promotion of respiration.
Breathing (n.) Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
Breathing (n.) Breathing place; vent.
Breathing (n.) Stop; pause; delay.
Breathing (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.
Breathing (n.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.