breathing

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
  2. verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  3. verb be alive

Etymology

From breathe + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

external respiration, respiration, ventilation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
bodily process
Narrower (hyponyms)
smoke, snore, eupnea, hyperpnea, artificial respiration, hyperventilation

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