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Breathing

🔄 Synonyms of "Breathing"

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puffingverbThe act of one who puffs.
puffySwollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
huffingnoun(colloquial) The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.
exhalingnounexhalation
snoringnounThe action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
breathednoun(in combination) Having a specified kind of breath.
inhalingnouninhalation
respirationnounThe process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.
snortingnounA snort sound or action.

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breathlessHaving difficulty breathing; gasping.

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exhalingnounexhalation
inhalingnouninhalation
respirationnounThe process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.
huffingnoun(colloquial) The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.
snortingnounA snort sound or action.
snoringnounThe action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
puffySwollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
puffingverbThe act of one who puffs.
breathernounA short break; a rest or respite.
respirableOf air: breathable.
inhalationnounThe act of inhaling; inbreathing.
gaspnoun(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
wheezingnounThe quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
spittingnoun(chiefly archaic, medicine) expectoration
sniffingnounA sniff sound or action.
smellingverbThe act by which something is smelled.
smellnounA sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
blowingnounThe act of one who blows, or that which blows.
blownoun(intransitive) To produce an air current.
ventilatoryOf, pertaining to, functioning as, or by means of a ventilator.

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