Antonyms for breathing
ˈbri ðɪŋbreath·ing

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1. breathing

   Alive applies to all degrees of life, from that which shows one to be barely existing or existent as a living thing, as when we say he is just alive, to that which implies the very utmost of vitality and power, as in the words "he is all alive," "thoroughly alive." So the word quick, which began by signifying "having life," is now mostly applied to energy of life as shown in swiftness of action. Breathing is capable of like contrast. We say of a dying man, he is still breathing; or we speak of a breathing statue, or "breathing and sounding, beauteous battle," Tennyson Princess can. v, l. 155, where it means having, or seeming to have, full and vigorous breath, abundant life. Compare ACTIVE; ALERT; NIMBLE.

   Antonyms:
   dead, deceased, defunct, dispirited, dull, inanimate, lifeless, spiritless

   Synonyms:
   active, alert, alive, animate, animated, brisk, existent, existing, live, lively, living, quick, subsisting, vivacious

   Preposition:
   Alive in every nerve; alive to every noble impulse; alive with fervor, hope, resolve; alive through all his being.

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1. breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilationadjective

   the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

   Antonyms:
   breathless, suffocative, dyspnoeal, smothering, winded, short-winded, suffocating, dyspneic, pursy, dyspneal, blown, dyspnoeic, asphyxiating

   Synonyms:
   ventilation, internal respiration, respiration, ventilating system, ventilation system, airing, external respiration, public discussion, cellular respiration

2. breathing, eupneic, eupnoeicadjective

   passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

   "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"

   Antonyms:
   winded, dyspneic, dyspneal, breathless, dyspnoeal, suffocating, smothering, suffocative, dyspnoeic, asphyxiating, pursy, short-winded, blown

   Synonyms:
   eupnoeic, eupneic

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1. breathingnoun

   Synonyms:
   respiration, inhalation (breathing in), exhalation (breathing out), aspiration, suspiration, sighing, panting, insufflation, gasp, wheeze, afflatus, inflation, pneuma, inspiration, theopneusty

   Associated words:
   eupnœoe, dyspnœoe, asthma, apnœoe, cachon, respiratory, gill, branchia, pneumodynamics, pneometry, suffocation, stertorous

How to use breathing in a sentence?

1. Melissa Majumdar:

   If you just finished up a hard meeting or grounding the kids, food won't provide the energy boost you need, but self-care might, choosing an activity that resets the negative energy can help balance those energy needs. Think a quick walk outside for fresh air, some deep breathing exercises, or a quick dance session.

2. Bridget Wiedenmeyer:

   You don't have to die necessarily. ... We're still learning about the long-term effects for children, yes, you can recover from Covid. But you might have long-term heart conditions. You might have breathing problems. You might have mental fogginess.

3. Barbara Galland:

   For other children, jaw alignment may contribute and dental treatment is being developed to address this, other health factors such as obesity can also contribute to sleep-disordered breathing, another reason for developing effective approaches to address this complex health issue.

4. Hellen Titus:

   Anyone who is breathing, shoot them, we just lay there hopelessly, because we know automatically we're going to be killed.

5. Officer Rolfe:

   Mr. Brooks, keep breathing. keep breathing for me.

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