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What is the verb for breath?

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breathe
  1. (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
  2. (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
  3. (transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
  4. (intransitive) Figuratively, to live.
  5. (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
  6. (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
  7. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
  8. (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.
  9. (transitive) To whisper quietly.
  10. (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
  11. (intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
  12. (transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.
  13. Synonyms:
      14. inhale, gasp, pant, respire, exhale, blow, puff, wheeze, expire, snort, inspire, gulp, suspire, sniff, snore, insufflate, scent, breathe out, breathe in, draw breath, draw in, suck in air, draw in breath, inhale and exhale, take breaths, use lungs, take in air, heave, huff, huff and puff, hyperventilate, breathe heavily, sigh, whiff, snuff, snuffle, snift, puff and pant, breathe hard, breathe quickly, fight for breath, puff and blow, blow out, puff out, let your breath out, suck, heave a sigh, catch one's breath, draw, sound … more
  14. Examples:
      15. “She holds the client steady and asks him to breathe deeply.”
      “I have loved the University of Oxford with a deep and passionate love, and as long as I breathe, that attachment will continue.”
      “The room seemed to breathe the air of a different era.”
breathing
  1. present participle of breathe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inhaling, gasping, panting, respiring, exhaling, blowing, puffing, wheezing, expiring, snorting, inspiring, gulping, suspiring, sniffing, snoring, insufflating, scenting, breathing out, breathing in, drawing breath, drawing in, sucking in air, drawing in breath, inhaling and exhale, taking breaths, using lungs, taking in air, snuffing, snuffling, snifting, puffing out, letting your breath out, blowing out, sucking, sighing, sounding, grunting, heaving a sigh, sucking in, snuffing up, expelling, huffing, pulling, drawing, smelling, dragging, inbreathing, sniffing in, taking a deep breath, heaving … more
breathes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breathe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. is, exists, lives, survives, subsists, stands, has existence, has life, draws breath, has being, has breath, are, moves, obtains, continues in existence, prevails, persists, lasts, remains, makes it, endures, walks the earth, gets by, remains alive, gets along, manages, makes ends meet, stays alive, copes, ekes out a living, scrapes by, keeps the wolf from the door, makes do, fares, keeps your head above water, carries on, earns a living, earns money, sustains, continues, pays your bills, fends, lives on, muddles through, keeps body and soul together, supports oneself, makes out, earns one's living, muddles along, has a job … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “When an alligator is resting, it breathes intermittently, taking one breath per minute, much like other cold-blooded reptiles.”
      “When the favor of God breathes upon us, there is none of these things which may not turn out to our happiness.”
      “Each breathes life into the poems with playful and vibrant paintings that capture the mood and lyricism of the poetry.”
breatheth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of breathe
breathest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of breathe
  2. Examples:
      3. “Flat obedience to thy own flat commands, this is all thou breathest.”
breathed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of breathe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inhaled, gasped, panted, respired, exhaled, blew, blown, puffed, wheezed, expired, snorted, inspired, gulped, suspired, sniffed, snored, insufflated, scented, breathed out, breathed in, drew breath, drawn breath, drew in, drawn in, sucked in air, drew in breath, drawn in breath, inhaled and exhale, took breaths, taken breaths, used lungs, took in air, taken in air, let your breath out, snuffed, snuffled, snifted, puffed out, sucked, grunted, sounded, sighed, expelled, heaved a sigh, snuffed up, sucked in, blown out, blew out, spluttered, sniveled … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I smiled as sweetly as I could and kissed her cheek as I breathed in the pungent acid aroma.”
      “These chickens have seen the sun, breathed in fresh air, scratched the dirt and eaten a worm or two.”
      “Lucy breathed in deeply, and turned her head upwards, accepting the water, feeling it wash away her dirt and grime.”
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