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nasal breathing

/ˈneɪzəl ˌbɹiːðɪŋ/

nasal breathing noun: long-term breathing through the nose, as opposed to breathing through the mouth.

Noun

nasal breathing (countable and uncountable, plural nasal breathings)

  1. Long-term breathing through the nose, as opposed to breathing through the mouth.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: breathing through the nose.

Forms of nasal breathing

pluralnasal breathings

Questions about nasal breathing

What does nasal breathing mean?
Nasal breathing means long-term breathing through the nose, as opposed to breathing through the mouth.
What part of speech is nasal breathing?
Nasal breathing is a noun.
How do you pronounce nasal breathing?
Nasal breathing is pronounced /ˈneɪzəl ˌbɹiːðɪŋ/.
What is the plural of nasal breathing?
The plural of nasal breathing is nasal breathings.

Words near nasal breathing in the dictionary

  1. nasabs
  2. Nasakh
  3. nasal
  4. nasal bone
  5. nasal bones
  6. nasal breathing
  7. nasal breathings
  8. nasal cannula
  9. nasal capsule
  10. nasal capsules
  11. nasal cavities

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