Hold Breath Drawing In Last Of Air Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something • the limit of capability • an intellectual hold or understanding • the act of grasping verb • hold firmly • get the meaning of something
	34%	10		The last breath or dying breath
	noun • a coming to an end of a contract period • euphemistic expressions for death • the act of expelling air from the lungs
	34%	9		Drawing one's last breath
	noun • the event of dying or departure from life verb • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

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The Guardian Cryptic28 Mar 2013	Across 9
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