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breathing back to life

breathing back to life is the present participle and gerund of breathe back to life.

Meaning of breathe back to life

Verb

breathe back to life (third-person singular simple present breathes back to life, present participle breathing back to life, simple past and past participle breathed back to life)

  1. (transitive) Save a person physically or emotionally.
    • Your words cut deeper than a knife. Now I need someone to breathe me back to life.2015, “Stitches”, performed by Shawn Mendes

Questions about breathing back to life

What is breathing back to life the present participle and gerund of?
Breathing back to life is the present participle and gerund of breathe back to life.

Words near breathing back to life in the dictionary

  1. breathing a sigh of relief
  2. breathing a word
  3. breathing again
  4. breathing apparatus
  5. breathing apparatuses
  6. breathing back to life
  7. breathing cave
  8. breathing caves
  9. breathing down someone's neck
  10. breathing easy
  11. breathing freely

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