gerund or present participle
Taking air into your lungs and sending it out again.
The patient was breathing slowly after the exercise.
We practiced breathing through the nose.
American English
How to pronounce breathing
verb · nounB1Common word
BREEthihng
/ˈbɹi.ðɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of breathe
Taking air into your lungs and sending it out again.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
Giving new energy or activity to something.
The new director is breathing new life into the library.
The festival is breathing new life into the quiet town.
noun
The act or process of taking air into the lungs and sending it out again.
His breathing became slow and regular.
Deep breathing can help reduce stress.
Useful expressions
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.
Related words & forms
Before -ing, drop the final e: breathing, not breatheing.