draw breath
Pull in oxygen
To draw breath is to inhale—literally pulling air into the lungs.
The phrase often appears in contexts of relief or pause: She barely had time to draw breath between meetings.
In negative constructions, it can mean to be alive at all: As long as I draw breath, I'll fight for this.
Gas exchange in organisms
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- inhaleDraw air in
- airwayPassage for breath
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
gasp · gulp · sniff · wheeze · nostrils · trachea · bronchi · ventilation
Short pause from hardship
- momentBrief period of time
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- reliefEasing of distress
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
composure · steadying · collecting · regrouping · hesitation · interlude · timeout · intermission
Remaining alive against odds
- existenceState of being real
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- aliveHaving current existence
- livingCurrently having breath
heartbeat · consciousness · awakening · birth · animation · viability · organism · mortality
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- paceSpeed of movement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
timing · pattern · regularity · cycle · meter · periodicity · synchronization
respiration
Gas exchange in organisms
diaphragm · gasp · gulp · sniff · wheeze · nostrils · trachea · bronchi · ventilation · pulmonary
respite
Short pause from hardship
stillness · composure · steadying · collecting · regrouping · hesitation · interlude · timeout · intermission · lull
survival
Remaining alive against odds
living · heartbeat · consciousness · awakening · birth · animation · viability · organism · mortality · lifeblood
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
flow · timing · pattern · regularity · cycle · meter · periodicity · synchronization
draw breathexhale
Expel breath outward
breathe out · expire · blow out · sigh · puff out
draw breathsuffocate
Kill by blocking air
expire · breathe one's last · die · asphyxiate · give up the ghost
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