Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Breathing
breathing, verbal n. [see breath, n.] (webplay: open, spirit, vitality).
- Gasp; hyperventilation; respiration; sudden inhalation of air; [fig.] nervousness; anxiety; feeling of caution; sign of fear.
- Existing; living; surviving; enduring; abiding.
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