BREATHING Synonyms

• processing that involves blowing a gas

• exhaled breath

• the act of expelling air from the lungs

• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

• a medication to be taken by inhaling it

• breathing heavily (as after exertion)

• any fabric used to make trousers

• blowing tobacco smoke out into the air

• an act of forcible exhalation

• the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs

• a single complete act of breathing in and out

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

• an act of forcible exhalation

• the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

• a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air

• free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

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

• relating to breathing with a whistling sound

• a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

• 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

• 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)

• breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

• undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide

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

• 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

• be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

• disregard

• cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity

• disappear gradually

• come to pass

• expel (gases or odors)

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

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