Noah Webster
Breathing
BRE'ATHING, participle present tense Respiring; living; uttering.
1. Exhibiting to the life; as breathing paint.
BRE'ATHING, noun Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
1. Aspiration; secret prayer.
2. Breathing-place; vent.
3. Accent; aspiration.
BRE'ATHING-PLACE, noun A pause.
1. A vent.