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breathholding

breathholding noun: the action of holding one's breath (a cessation of breathing).

Noun

breathholding (uncountable)

  1. The action of holding one's breath (a cessation of breathing).

Forms of breathholding

alternative formbreath-holding

Questions about breathholding

What does breathholding mean?
Breathholding means the action of holding one's breath (a cessation of breathing).
What part of speech is breathholding?
Breathholding is a noun.

Words near breathholding in the dictionary

  1. breathest
  2. breatheth
  3. breathful
  4. breathfuls
  5. breathhold
  6. breathholding
  7. breathholds
  8. breathier
  9. breathiest
  10. breathily
  11. breathin'

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