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breathing

[bree-thing] / ˈbri ðɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
respiring
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As these weaken and stiffen over time it can affect walking, talking, eating and breathing.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Poised on a colorful, carpeted platform in a gleaming leotard, with a hefty brown braid of hair falling over one shoulder, Folan would spend her program reaching, bending, breathing and twisting her limbs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Such reactions can range from responses with “no clinical manifestations” to irritating rashes to life-threatening conditions such as anaphylactic shock, which constricts breathing and impairs motor function.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

For the Federal Reserve, the latest data offer some breathing room: It provides evidence that the labor market isn’t collapsing after February’s shocking decline of 133,000 jobs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The only thing I heard was my deep breathing, the thumping of my heart, and the panting of Old Rowdy.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls