9 Letter Words for Breathing
breathing, rebathing
8 Letter Words for Breathing
beathing, berating, berthing, brighten, bringeth, earthing, harbinge, hearting, inbreath, ingather, rebating, tabering
7 Letter Words for Breathing
angrite, anither, atebrin, bahrein, baignet, bathing, bearing, beating, begrain, benight, bragite, brainge, enright, gahnite, granite, granthi, gratine, gribane, hairnet, hearing, heating, inearth, ingrate, ingreat, naither, negrita, nighter, rabinet, rhagite, rigbane, righten, tangier, tearing, thebain, therian
6 Letter Words for Breathing
abeigh, abiegh, abient, abrine, aigret, anight, anteri, anther, arbith, argent, argine, aright, athing, bagnet, baiter, banger, banter, baring, barite, bather, bating, begani, begari, behang, behint, berain, bering, berith, bertha, bertin, betain, beting, bhangi, bharti, bigate, binate, binger, birthe, breath, bright, earing, eating, engarb, engirt, entria, gabert, gainer, gaiter, gareth, garnet, garten, gather, graben, graine, graith, granet, gratin, greith, grenat, haeing, hagein, hairen, hanger, hangie, haring, harten, hartin, hating, hegari, hegira, henbit, hernia, heting, hinger, hinter, hirage, ingate, nather, nerita, nigher, nither, rahing, ratine, rating, reagin, rebait, regain, regian, regina, rehang, retain, retina, taeing, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, taring, teaing, terbia, theban, theirn, thenar, thrain, thrang, thring, tinage, tinger, tirage, triage, trigae, tringa
5 Letter Words for Breathing
abner, abnet, abret, abrin, aegir, agent, agrin, ahent, ahing, ahint, aiger, airth, anger, anigh, antre, areng, arent, argin, arite, arith, ating, atren, bagie, bagne, bagre, baign, bairn, baith, bange, banig, baret, barge, bargh, barie, barih, barit, barth, bater, bathe, beant, beath, beati, began, begar, begat, begin, being, beira, berat, bergh, berth, betag, bhang, bigae, bigha, bight, bihar, binge, birne, birth, biter, brage, bragi, brain, brant, brent, breth, brian, brine, bring, brite, brith, earth, ehing, eight, enhat, enrib, entia, erbia, ering, etang, gaine, garbe, gareh, garni, garth, gater, geira, genit, gerah, getah, ghain, giant, giber, giher, girba, girth, grain, grane, grant, grate, great, grein, greit, greta, grint, grith, habet, habit, haine, haint, haire, hange, harbi, hater, heart, herba, hiant, hiate, hiera, higra, hinge, hiren, inert, inger, inter, intra, irate, irena, ither, naght, nathe, neath, neigh, niger, night, nigra, niter, raine, range, rathe, rebag, reban, rebit, regia, regin, regna, rehab, reign, reina, renga, renig, retag, retan, retia, retin, rhein, rhine, riant, ribat, right, ringe, rithe, taber, tahin, tairn, tangi, targe, tarie, tarin, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terga, terna, thagi, thane, thegn, theia, thein, their, thine, thing, thrae, tiang, tiber, tiger, tinea, tinge, tragi, train, tribe, triga, trina, trine
4 Letter Words for Breathing
abet, abir, abit, abri, agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aith, anet, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, argh, arni, arte, bagh, baht, bain, bait, bane, bang, bani, bant, bare, bari, barn, bart, bate, bath, bean, bear, beat, behn, bein, bena, beng, beni, bent, berg, bern, beta, beth, bhat, bien, bier, biga, bine, bing, binh, bint, birn, birt, bite, brae, brag, bran, brat, brei, bret, brie, brig, brin, brit, earn, eath, eigh, eira, engr, entr, erat, eria, erin, erth, etna, gabi, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, garb, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gath, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, gerb, geta, ghat, gibe, gien, gire, girn, girt, gite, gith, gnar, gnat, grab, gran, grat, gren, gret, grin, grit, haen, hagi, hain, hair, hait, hang, hani, hant, hare, harn, hart, hate, hear, heat, heir, heng, hent, hera, herb, hern, hert, hine, hing, hint, hire, iare, inbe, inga, inta, intr, iran, iter, nabe, nagi, naib, naig, nare, natr, near, neat, neth, neti, ngai, nigh, rabi, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rant, rate, rath, rean, regt, rein, reit, rent, rgen, rhea, rhet, ribe, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, tabi, taen, tahr, taig, tain, tane, tang, tanh, tare, tari, tarn, tean, tear, tega, tehr, teng, tera, tern, thae, thai, than, thar, thea, theb, then, thig, thin, thir, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, trag, trah, trib, trie, trig, trin, trna
3 Letter Words for Breathing
abn, abr, abt, aer, age, agr, agt, ahi, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, arb, are, arg, arn, art, ate, bae, bag, bah, bai, ban, bar, bat, beg, ben, ber, bet, big, bin, bit, bra, ean, ear, eat, ebn, eir, eng, era, erg, ern, ert, eta, eth, gab, gan, gar, gat, geb, gen, ger, get, gib, gie, gin, git, gra, gte, hab, hae, hag, han, hat, hei, hen, her, het, hgt, hia, hie, hin, hir, hit, iba, ign, ing, int, ira, ire, ita, nab, nae, nag, nah, nar, nat, nbe, nbg, nea, neb, neg, nei, net, nib, nie, nig, nit, nth, rab, rag, rah, rai, ran, rat, rbi, rea, reb, reg, reh, rei, rha, rhb, rhe, ria, rib, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tab, tag, tai, tan, tar, tea, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tha, thb, the, tib, tie, tig, tin, tng, tra, tri
Definitions for Breathing
[1] the act of a person or other animal that breathes; respiration.
[2] a single breath.
[3] the short time required for a single breath.
[4] a pause, as for breath.
[5] utterance or words.
[6] a gentle moving or blowing, as of wind.
[7] Classical Greek Grammar . the manner of articulating the beginning of a word written with an initial vowel sign, with or without aspiration before the vowel. one of the two symbols used to indicate this. Compare rough breathing, smooth breathing.
[8] to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
[9] (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds.
[10] to pause, as for breath; take rest: How about giving me a chance to breathe?
[11] to move gently or blow lightly, as air.
[12] to live; exist: Hardly a man breathes who has not known great sorrow.
[13] to be redolent of.
[14] (of a material) to allow air and moisture to pass through easily: The jacket is comfortable because the fabric breathes.
[15] (of the skin) to absorb oxygen and give off perspiration.
[16] (of a wine) to be exposed to air after being uncorked, in order to develop flavor and bouquet.
[17] to inhale and exhale in respiration.
[18] to exhale: Dragons breathe fire.
[19] to inject as if by breathing; infuse: She breathed life into the party.
[20] to give utterance to; whisper.
[21] to express; manifest.
[22] to allow to rest or recover breath: to breathe a horse.
[23] to deprive of breath; tire; exhaust.
[24] to cause to pant; exercise.
[25] the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
[26] a single breath a breathing between words
[27] an utterance a breathing of hate
[28] a soft movement, esp of air
[29] a rest or pause
[30] phonetics expulsion of breath (rough breathing ) or absence of such expulsion (smooth breathing ) preceding the pronunciation of an initial vowel or rho in ancient Greek either of two symbols indicating this
[31] to take in oxygen from (the surrounding medium, esp air) and give out carbon dioxide; respire
[32] (intr) to exist; be alive every animal that breathes on earth
[33] (intr) to rest to regain breath, composure, etc stop your questions, and give me a chance to breathe
[34] (intr) (esp of air) to blow lightly the wind breathed through the trees
[35] (intr) machinery to take in air, esp for combustion the engine breathes through this air filter to equalize the pressure within a container, chamber, etc, with atmospheric pressure the crankcase breathes through this duct
[36] (tr) phonetics to articulate (a speech sound) without vibration of the vocal cords Compare voice (def. 19)
[37] to exhale or emit the dragon breathed fire
[38] (tr) to impart; instil to breathe confidence into the actors
[39] (tr) to speak softly; whisper to breathe words of love
[40] (tr) to permit to rest to breathe a horse
[41] (intr) (of a material) to allow air to pass through so that perspiration can evaporate
[42] breathe again , breathe freely or breathe easily to feel relief I could breathe again after passing the exam
[43] breathe down someone's neck to stay close to someone, esp to oversee what they are doing the cops are breathing down my neck
[44] breathe one's last to die or be finished or defeated
Words related to Breathing
respiratory, panting, gasping, living, animate, functioning, awake, conscious
Words nearby Breathing
breathe easy, breathe life into, breathe one's last, breathed, breather, breathing, breathing bag, breathing reserve, breathing space, breathless, breathtaking
Origin of Breathing
e1250–1300; Middle English brethen, derivative of breath
Words that may be confused with Breathing
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, breathebreadth, breath, breathe
Other words from Breathing
breath·ing·ly , adverb
un·breath·ing , adjective
out·breathe , verb (used with object), out·breathed, out·breath·ing.
pre·breathe , verb (used with object), pre·breathed, pre·breath·ing.
Word origin for Breathing
eC13: from breath
Synonyms for Breathing
respiratory, gasping, inhaling, panting, wheezing
