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(Entry 1 of 2)
having or showing life
- realized that he didn't need a comic-book superhero, since he had a real, breathing hero in his father
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breathing
verb
present participle of breathe
Synonyms & Antonyms of breathing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to inhale and exhale air
- sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe
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to have life
- as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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“Breathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathing. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of breathing was in 1696
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