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circular breathing

circular breathing noun: a particular breathing technique: it involves inhaling via the nose while pushing air, that was stored in the cheeks, out through the lips, so allows for continuous playing of a wind instrument.

Noun

circular breathing (uncountable)

  1. A particular breathing technique: it involves inhaling via the nose while pushing air, that was stored in the cheeks, out through the lips, so allows for continuous playing of a wind instrument.

Questions about circular breathing

What does circular breathing mean?
Circular breathing means a particular breathing technique: it involves inhaling via the nose while pushing air, that was stored in the cheeks, out through the lips, so allows for continuous playing of a wind instrument.
What part of speech is circular breathing?
Circular breathing is a noun.

Words near circular breathing in the dictionary

  1. circular angles
  2. circular arc
  3. circular arcs
  4. circular argument
  5. circular arguments
  6. circular breathing
  7. circular buffer
  8. circular buffers
  9. circular cone
  10. circular cones
  11. circular definition

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