Definition of breathings

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • breathings is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • breathings is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • breathings is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of breathings


  • the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. external respiration
    2. respiration
    3. ventilation
  • passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs
    2. the heavy-breathing person on the telephone

    Synonyms

    1. eupneic
    2. eupnoeic

See definition of breathings in Merriam Webster