BREATHE Synonyms

• expel air

• give out (breath or an odor)

• a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

• a large and hurried swallow

• a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

• to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

• utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly

• a state of irritation or annoyance

• inhale recreational drugs

• blow hard and loudly

• draw deep into the lungs in by breathing

• draw in (air)

• heighten or intensify

• supply the inspiration for

• serve as the inciting cause of

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• fill with revolutionary ideas

• draw in (air)

• reflect deeply on a subject

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

• (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

• a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

• utter while panting, as if out of breath

• a short light gust of air

• a light inflated pastry or puff shell

• exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

• bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

• a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

• thick cushion used as a seat

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

• gathered for protruding fullness

• smoke and exhale strongly

• suck in or take (air)

• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

• make proud or conceited

• praise extravagantly

• speak in a blustering or scornful manner

• to swell or cause to enlarge

• blow hard and loudly

• an utterance made by exhaling audibly

• a sound like a person sighing

• heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

• utter with a sigh

• sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

• perceive by inhaling through the nose

• inhale audibly through the nose

• the rattling noise produced when snoring

• the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

• breathe noisily during one's sleep

• a disrespectful laugh

• a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

• indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

• make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

• inhale recreational drugs

• inhale through the nose

• breathing with a husky or whistling sound

• (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick

• breathe with difficulty

• an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

• utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

• be wide open

• expel (gases or odors)

• give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

• express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

• heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

• draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax