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breathing

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ/

Definition

the act or process of taking air into your lungs and releasing it: She lay awake listening to her sister's steady breathing. I could hear the sound of heavy breathing as he slowly climbed the stairs.Breathing and stopping breathing
(Definition of breathing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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