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/brēT͟H/,
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breathed, past participle; breathes, 3rd person singular present; breathing, present participle; breathed, past tense;
  1. Take air into the lungs and then expel it, esp. as a regular physiological process
    • - she was wheezing as she breathed
    • - breathe in through your nose
    • - he breathed out heavily
    • - we are polluting the air we breathe
  2. Be or seem to be alive because of this
    • - at least I'm still breathing
  3. (of wind) Blow softly

  4. Say something with quiet intensity
    • - “We're together at last,” she breathed
  5. (of an animal or plant) Respire or exchange gases
    • - plants breathe through their roots
  6. Give an impression of (something)
    • - the whole room breathed an air of hygienic efficiency
  7. (of wine) Be exposed to fresh air
    • - red wine needs untold time to breathe
  8. (of material or soil) Admit or emit air or moisture
    • - let your lawn breathe by putting air into the soil
  9. Allow (a horse) to rest after exertion

  10. Tarnish or taint
    • - before the queen's fair name was breathed upon
  1. (breathe) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
  2. (breathe) be alive; "Every creature that breathes"
  3. (breathe) impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"
  4. (breathe) allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
  5. (breathe) manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
  6. (breathe) rest: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
  7. ((Don't Forget To) Breathe) (Don't Forget To) Breathe is a Crank! Records compilation released in 1997.
  8. (Breathe (Angels & Airwaves song)) I-Empire (or I, Empire) is the second studio album by alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was officially released worldwide on November 6, 2007 from the Angels & Airwaves website, where it was available for download. ...
  9. (Breathe (band)) Breathe were a London based group formed in the early 1980s.
  10. (Breathe (Blu Cantrell song)) "Breathe" is a song by American recording artist Blu Cantrell from her second studio album, Bittersweet (2003). A remixed version featuring Sean Paul was released as a single in 2003.
  11. (Breathe (Collective Soul song)) "Breathe" is the second single from Collective Soul's first album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid. The song became a moderate radio hit, and peaked at #12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
  12. (Breathe (Fabolous song)) "Breathe" is the first single of Fabolous' album Real Talk. Having the feel of the New York's five boroughs at its core and named to exhale the old music, "Breathe" was eventually released as an official single and reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. ...
  13. (breathe) To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products; To exchange gases with the environment; To rest; to stop and catch one's breath; Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm; Figuratively, to live; To repeatedly draw ...
  14. (breathing) The act of respiration; a single instance of this; A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof
  15. (Breathe) The ability of a paint film to permit the passage of moisture vapor without causing blistering, cracking, or peeling.
  16. (Breathe) The process of letting a wine open up via the introduction of air.
  17. (Breathe) Expansion and contraction of the hairspring.
  18. (BREATHE) “To let the wine breathe” means putting it in a decanter or swishing it in your glass to allow contact with air. This brings out the aroma of wine by allowing chemical reactions with air. It can be as quick as a couple of seconds or a couple of hours.
  19. (Breathe (verb)) The process of incorporating oxygen to allow the wine’s flavors to flourish and its aromas to unwind. Three methods: Pour the wine into a wide-mouthed glass and swirl, let it sit in the glass for 30 minutes, or decant the whole bottle (see "decant"). ...
  20. (Breathe) Also known as "aeration". Refers to allowing a wine to come in contact with air for awhile before drinking, which can enhance the aromas and flavors (although this point is hotly debated). This can be done in a decanter or in the glass, and an aerator can speed up this process.
  21. (Breathe) Giving a wine time to react to air before you slug it down. Some wines 'open up' or 'flesh out' with extended aeration, some don't do anything at all. ...
  22. (Breathe) This is the process in which the wine is exposed to the air, and allows the aromas and flavors that have been pent-up inside the bottle to open-up. ...
  23. (Breathe) Underwater/Surf's Up Tonight
  24. (Breathe) What a wine will do once you open a bottle and expose the wine to air. In older wines it will allow for off-flavours to dissipate however, modern winemaking hygiene is making this process unnecessary. ...
  25. (Breathe) What low brasswind players rarely do deeply or often enough.