·noun Stop; pause; delay.
II. Breathing ·noun Air in gentle motion.
III. Breathing ·noun Breathing place; vent.
IV. Breathing ·noun Aspiration; secret prayer.
V. Breathing ·noun Exercising; promotion of respiration.
VI. Breathing ·noun Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
VII. Breathing ·noun Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
VIII. Breathing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Breathe.
IX. Breathing ·noun Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
X. Breathing ·noun A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. ·see Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
XI. Breathing ·noun Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, ·etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.