Breathing

n.
  1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
  2. Air in gentle motion.
  3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
  4. Aspiration; secret prayer.
  5. Exercising; promotion of respiration.
  6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
  7. Breathing place; vent.
  8. Stop; pause; delay.
  9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
  10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
    11. Breathing place
    1. A pause.
    2. A vent.
    Breathing time ,
    pause; relaxation.
    Breathing while ,
    time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time.
    Rough breathing (spiritus asper) (&asper_;).
    See 2d Asper, n.
    Smooth breathing (spiritus lenis),
    a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai).