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breathe

[breeth] / brið /


VERB
inspire action
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He rose heavily and was breathing hard as he attempted to mask the damage with bravado.

From BBC

Rotterdam, about an hour south, still has plenty of space to breathe.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Ministry of Justice source said prisons were under strain and the exemption would provide "breathing space" to structure a programme to hire more officers from the UK.

From BBC

We trained the dragon and now we’re upset it learned to breathe fire.

From MarketWatch

The degenerative disease creates scar tissue that stiffens the lungs making it difficult to breathe and for oxygen to enter the bloodstream.

From BBC