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BREATHING IN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
Synonyms:
aspiration; breathing in; inhalation; inspiration; intake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("breathing in" is a kind of...):
breath (the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "breathing in"):
gasp; pant (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open)
drag; puff; pull (a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke))
Holonyms ("breathing in" is a part of...):
breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)
Context examples:
Researchers found people breathing in high amounts of air pollution were at least six per cent more likely to develop glaucoma than those in clean regions.
(Air Pollution Can Trigger Glaucoma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Children are most affected as their lungs and immune systems are still developing and cope less well with breathing in toxic substances.
(Smoother walls healthier for lungs, SciDev.Net)
But now the spell had been upon him eight-and-forty hours, and he lay there, doubtless among the dregs of the docks, breathing in the poison or sleeping off the effects.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It may be caused by breathing in gases or particles that irritate the bronchioles.
(Bronchiolitis obliterans, NCI Dictionary)
It may also be caused by infection or by breathing in secondhand tobacco smoke, chemical fumes, or other forms of air pollution.
(Chronic Bronchitis, NCI Dictionary)
The cessation of breathing in premature infants that lasts for more than 15-20 seconds.
(Apnea of Prematurity, NCI Thesaurus)
A lung disease caused by breathing in particles of asbestos (a group of minerals that take the form of tiny fibers).
(Asbestosis, NCI Dictionary)
Also, the accidental breathing in of food or fluid into the lungs.
(Aspiration, NCI Dictionary)
It also refers to the accidental breathing in of food or fluid into the lungs.
(Aspirate, NCI Dictionary)
It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had lain among the poppies a long while, breathing in their deadly fragrance; but when he did open his eyes and roll off the truck he was very glad to find himself still alive.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
