to breathe

Definition of to breathe in English English dictionary: suspire; spire; respire; To rest; to stop and catch one's breath
Thus they fought stylle withoute ony reposynge two owres, and never brethid .; Figuratively, to live
I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.; Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm
the wind breathes through the trees.; {v} to respire, live, take breath or rest, move as air, exhale, give vent, utter silently, make to sund; To whisper quietly; If someone breathes something, they say it very quietly. `You don't understand,' he breathed; allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"; To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes; To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire; utter or tell; "not breathe a word"; To promote free respiration in; to exercise; take a short break from one's activities in order to relax; {f} respire; exhale; whisper; blow; allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear; To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products; If you do not breathe a word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret. He never breathed a word about our conversation; To take breath; to rest from action; draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours" manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit" utter or tell; "not breathe a word" impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house" be alive; "Every creature that breathes" allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear; Describes the process of allowing the wine prolonged contact with air Usually done through decanting a wine, but often just allowing a wine to sit in a glass will accomplish this; To allow the passage of moisture vapor from the substrate through the paint film; To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently; Hai Chai; To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs; When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe. He stood there breathing deeply and evenly No American should have to drive out of town to breathe clean air A thirteen year old girl is being treated after breathing in smoke. + breathing breath·ing Her breathing became slow and heavy He heard only deep breathing; To inject by breathing; to infuse; with into; To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow; To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse; To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live; manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"; inhale and exhale, as in: Breathe in that fresh air!; to be breathing down someone's neck: see neck to breathe a sigh of relief: see sigh; impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"; To express; to manifest; to give forth; As in "allowing the wine to breath " When wine is poured into another container, such as a wineglass, the mixture of air with the wine seems to release pent-up aromas which then become more pronounced; Permit the passage of moisture vapor through a paint film without causing blistering, cracking or peeling; To put out of breath; to exhaust; If someone breathes life, confidence, or excitement into something, they improve it by adding this quality. It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper with their letters. = instil; v to take air into the body and let it out again; Exposing the wine to the air; To exchange gases with the environment; be alive; "Every creature that breathes"; To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants; expel (gases or odors); To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing; draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"; reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"