breathing
SubstantivAdjektivVerbhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈbɹiːðɪŋ//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈbɹiðɪŋ//
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
Substantiv
- 1
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
- 2
altertümlichTime to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
- 3
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
the breathings of the Holy Spirit
- 4
Aspiration; secret prayer.
Let us then begin Heaven here, in the Frame and Temper of our Minds, in our heavenly Affections and Converſation; in a due Prepation for, and in earneſt Deſires and Breathings after that bleſſed State vvhich vve firmly believe and aſſuredly hope to be one day poſſeſſed of: […]
- 5
Auch eine Form von breatheverbal noun of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.
[…] their breathings, cryings, and excretings would have been damaged […]
Herkunft
Etymology tree Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English breathing From breathe + -ing.
Adjektiv
- 1
Having life; living; alive.
Elantris is quite an exceptional read, a wonderfully rich world of living breathing characters, great plot, and some very original ideas.
Verb
- 1
Auch eine Form von breathepresent participle and gerund of breathe
Formen
- Plural
- breathings
breathing · A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
breathless · Having difficulty breathing; gasping.breathtaking · stunningly beautiful; amazingbree · The brow; forehead.