breathing

• ⇰ श्वसन
• ⇰ श्वसन

• ⇰ Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
• ⇰ Air in gentle motion.
• ⇰ Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; <as>as, the <ex>breathings</ex> of the Spirit</as>.
• ⇰ Aspiration; secret prayer.
• ⇰ Exercising; promotion of respiration.
• ⇰ Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
• ⇰ Breathing place; vent.
• ⇰ Stop; pause; delay.
• ⇰ Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter <it>h</it>.
• ⇰ A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See <cref>Rough breathing</cref>, <cref>Smooth breathing</cref>, below.