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Words with a similar base: breathing

'breathing'

[breathing.n.01] as in: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

'breathing'

[breathe.v.01] as in: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

Examples:
I can breathe better when the air is clean
The patient is respiring

'breathing'

[breathe.v.02] as in: be alive

Examples:
Every creature that breathes

'breathing'

[breathe.v.03] as in: impart as if by breathing

Examples:
He breathed new life into the old house

'breathing'

[breathe.v.04] as in: allow the passage of air through

Examples:
Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear

'breathing'

[breathe.v.05] as in: utter or tell

Examples:
not breathe a word

'breathing'

[breathe.v.06] as in: manifest or evince

Examples:
She breathes the Christian spirit

'breathing'

[rest.v.02] as in: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

'breathing'

[breathe.v.08] as in: reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked

Examples:
This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours

'breathing'

[emit.v.01] as in: expel (gases or odors)

'breathing'

[breathing.a.01] as in: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

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