American English
/bɹiðz/
One syllable.
Form of breathe
A person or animal breathes when it takes air into its lungs and lets it out.
Practice out loudA person or animal breathes when it takes air into its lungs and lets it out.
She breathes deeply before the interview.
The baby breathes quietly while it sleeps.
Breathes is a verb. The plural noun is breaths.
Something breathes new life into something when it gives it new energy or activity.
The new coach breathes fresh energy into the team.
The redesign breathes new life into the old website.
to take air into your lungs
Breathe in slowly through your nose.
to send air out of your lungs
Breathe out as you lower your arms.
to make something active or exciting again
The festival breathed new life into the town.
Before -ing, drop the final e: breathing, not breatheing.