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deep breathing

deep breathing noun: a form of breathing where the expansion of the lungs results from using the diaphragm rather than using the muscles of the upper chest.

Noun

deep breathing (usually uncountable, plural deep breathings)

  1. (usually) A form of breathing where the expansion of the lungs results from using the diaphragm rather than using the muscles of the upper chest.

Forms of deep breathing

pluraldeep breathings
alternative formdeep-breathing

Questions about deep breathing

What does deep breathing mean?
Deep breathing means a form of breathing where the expansion of the lungs results from using the diaphragm rather than using the muscles of the upper chest.
What part of speech is deep breathing?
Deep breathing is a noun.
What is the plural of deep breathing?
The plural of deep breathing is deep breathings.

Words near deep breathing in the dictionary

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  2. deep blue sea
  3. deep blue seas
  4. deep blues
  5. deep brain stimulation
  6. deep breathing
  7. deep breathings
  8. deep cervical arteries
  9. deep cervical artery
  10. deep clean
  11. deep cleaned

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