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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.