'Breathing while' definitions:
Definition of 'Breathing while'
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- Breathing \Breath"ing\, n.
- 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [1913 Webster]
- Subject to a difficulty of breathing. --Melmoth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Aspiration; secret prayer. "Earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state." --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Exercising; promotion of respiration. [1913 Webster]
- Here is a lady that wants breathing too; And I have heard, you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making ladies trip. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words. [1913 Webster]
- I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Breathing place; vent. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Stop; pause; delay. [1913 Webster]
- You shake the head at so long a breathing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 9. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below. [1913 Webster]
- Breathing place. (a) A pause. "That c[ae]sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse." --Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent.
- Breathing time, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall.
- Breathing while, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. --Shak.
- Rough breathing (spiritus asper) ([spasp]). See 2d Asper, n.
- Smooth breathing (spiritus lenis), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai). [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Breathing while'
- Breath,
- Breathe,
- Breathed,
- Breathful,
- Breathing,
- Out of breath,
- To breathe again,
- Under the breath,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- breathing in,
- breathing out,
- in the same breath,
- Breathing place,
- Breathing time,
- Rough breathing,
- Smooth breathing,
- To breathe a vein,
- To draw breath,
- To gather breath,
- To take breath,
- To yield the breath,
- To yield the breath up,
- Tubular breathing,
- Under one's breath,
- abdominal breathing,
- babies'-breath,
- baby's breath,
- bad breath,
- bated breath,
- breathing apparatus,
- breathing device,
- breathing machine,
- breathing room,
- breathing space,
- breathing spell,
- periodic breathing,
- shortness of breath,
- take a breath,
- with bated breath,
- Cogged breath sound,
- Incense-breathing,
- Long-breathed,
- Short-breathed,
- To breathe one's last,
- air-breathing,
- breath of fresh air,
- catch one's breath,
- false baby's breath,
- infant's-breath,
- sweet-breathed,
- Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus