Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A breathing; a breath.
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- verb Present participle of
respire .
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Examples
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"What?" said Ro impatiently, respiring heavily, clutching his unbuckled belt.
Fall vic fortezza 2011
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Okay, the microbes may be respiring breathing, if you will in the ice, but how could they possibly reproduce and keep their community from disappearing?
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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Insurers are quite happy with Obama now too since they get many mechanisms by which they get to pretty much set prices as they like, plus every respiring individual on US soil will be compelled by force of law to consume their products.
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Okay, the microbes may be respiring breathing, if you will in the ice, but how could they possibly reproduce and keep their community from disappearing?
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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"What?" said Ro impatiently, respiring heavily, clutching his unbuckled belt.
Fall vic fortezza 2011
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Perry said the oil droplets in the water "are just the right size that probably in the process of swimming or respiring, they're brought into that cavity."
Scientists Find Evidence That Oil And Dispersant Mix Is Making Its Way Into The Foodchain 2010
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My hands are somehow wrapped around David Brooks 'neck, and I appear to preventing him from properly respiring?
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Insurers are quite happy with Obama now too since they get many mechanisms by which they get to pretty much set prices as they like, plus every respiring individual on US soil will be compelled by force of law to consume their products.
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My hands are somehow wrapped around David Brooks 'neck, and I appear to preventing him from properly respiring?
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Perry said the oil droplets in the water "are just the right size that probably in the process of swimming or respiring, they're brought into that cavity."
Scientists Find Evidence That Oil And Dispersant Mix Is Making Its Way Into The Foodchain 2010
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