breathes
Pulls in oxygen
Breathes is the act of drawing air into and expelling it from the lungs.
All animals that breathe do so to sustain life, making the word extend naturally to being alive: As long as she breathes, there's hope.
Something that breathes can also admit air or allow circulation: This fabric breathes.
Wine breathes when exposed to air before drinking.
To breathe a word is to speak quietly or at all: Don't breathe a word of this.
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
respiration · gasp · pant · wheeze · sigh · airways · bronchi · alveoli
Speech without full voice
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- utterTo vocalize words
- sighAudible emotional breath
- confideShare private matters
intimate · soft-spoken · breathless · hushed
Having current existence
- livingCurrently having breath
- animateGive life to
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- life-forceAnimating spiritual energy
existence · prana · qi · chi · spirit · soul · vitality · enliven
Chronic lung inflammation
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
apnea · inhaler · respirator · ventilator · nebulizer · intubate · tracheostomy · dyspnea
Gaseous layer around planets
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- ventilateCirculate fresh air through
- circulateMove in a loop
- airinessLightness and openness
aerate · drafty · stuffy · stale · crisp · mountain · seaside · polluted
Allowing substances through
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- wickingLiquid drawn through fibers
- meshInterlocking open weave
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
linen · moisture · lightweight · airy · ventilated · athletic · comfortable
inhale
Draw air in
diaphragm · respiration · gasp · pant · wheeze · sigh · airways · bronchi · alveoli · pulmonary
whisper
Speech without full voice
confide · intimate · soft-spoken · breathless · hushed
alive
Having current existence
life-force · existence · prana · qi · chi · spirit · soul · vitality · enliven · quicken
asthma
Chronic lung inflammation
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
pneumonia · apnea · inhaler · respirator · ventilator · nebulizer · intubate · tracheostomy · dyspnea
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
airiness · aerate · drafty · stuffy · stale · crisp · mountain · seaside · polluted · smog
permeable
Allowing substances through
cotton · linen · moisture · lightweight · airy · ventilated · athletic · comfortable
breathesdies
Stops being alive
perishes · expires · suffocates · asphyxiates · flatlines
breathessuffocates
Fatally obstructs breathing
asphyxiates · chokes · smothers · stifles · gasps
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- out of breathLacking sufficient air
- bad breathFoul mouth odor
- take a deep breathInhale slowly to calm
- hold your breathStop breathing temporarily
- breathe inTake air into lungs