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mouthbreathing

mouthbreathing noun: the process of breathing through the mouth.

Noun

mouthbreathing (uncountable)

  1. The process of breathing through the mouth.

Adjective

mouthbreathing (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) unintelligent, especially when not aware of this

mouthbreathing meaning in Tamil

mouthbreathing in Tamil

வாய் உயிர்ப்பு, வாயினால் மூச்சுயிர்த்தல்

Origin of mouthbreathing

From mouth + breathing.

Questions about mouthbreathing

What does mouthbreathing mean?
Mouthbreathing means the process of breathing through the mouth.
What is mouthbreathing in Tamil?
Mouthbreathing in Tamil is வாய் உயிர்ப்பு, வாயினால் மூச்சுயிர்த்தல். See Mouthbreathing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mouthbreathing?
Mouthbreathing can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near mouthbreathing in the dictionary

  1. mouthbow
  2. mouthbows
  3. mouthbreathe
  4. mouthbreather
  5. mouthbreathers
  6. mouthbreathing
  7. mouthbreeder
  8. mouthbreeders
  9. mouthbrooder
  10. mouthbrooders
  11. mouthbrooding

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mouthbreathing (page history and authors); mouthbreathing (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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