n 1 a : the faculty of breathing <recovering her after the race> b : an act or an instance of breathing or inhaling <fought to his last > 2 a : air inhaled and exhaled in breathing <bad > b : something (as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing out of breath
: breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)g
after the race> b : an act or an instance of breathing or inhaling <fought to his last 
