breathing
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The meaning (definition) of the word breathing
taking air in and out of your body
The word breathing used in a sentence
“Slow breathing helped me feel calm before the show.”
How the word breathing is said around the world
| French | respiration (res-pee-rah-SYOHN) |
| Spanish | respiración (res-pee-rah-THYOHN) |
| Mandarin | 呼吸 (hoo shee) |
| Hindi | साँस लेना (saans LAY-naa) |
| Arabic | التنفس (at-ta-NAF-fus) |
| Russian | дыхание (DIH-khah-nee-ye) |
| Portuguese (EU) | respiração (hush-pee-ruh-SOWN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | respiração (hes-pee-rah-SOWN) |
| Japanese | こきゅう (koh-KYUU) |
| German | Atmen (AHT-men) |
| Urdu | سانس لینا (saans LAY-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣਾ (sah LAY-nah) |
| Korean | 숨 쉬기 (soom shwee-GEE) |
| Hebrew | נְשִׁימָה (neh-shee-MAH) |
| Greek | αναπνοή (a-na-pno-EE) |
| Dutch | ademen (AH-duh-mun) |
| Tagalog | paghinga (pag-HEE-nga) |
| Vietnamese | hít thở (heet THUH) |
| Turkish | nefes alma (neh-FESS AL-mah) |
| Persian | نفس کشیدن (nah-FAS keh-shee-DAN) |
| Polish | oddychanie (oh-dih-KHAH-nyeh) |
| Ukrainian | дихання (dih-KHAHN-nyah) |
| Bengali | শ্বাস নেওয়া (SHASH NAY-wa) |
| Swedish | andning (AND-ning) |
| Italian | respirazione (reh-spee-rah-TSYOH-neh) |
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