breathing

breathing has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• p. pr. & vb. n.. of Breathe
• n.. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
• n.. Air in gentle motion.
• n.. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
• n.. Aspiration; secret prayer.
• n.. Exercising; promotion of respiration.
• n.. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
• n.. Breathing place; vent.
• n.. Stop; pause; delay.
• 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.
• n.. A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
• n.. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation