BREATHING is the process of taking air into and expelling it from the lungs, essential for gas exchange and sustaining life in air-breathing organisms.
Yes. BREATHING is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends and 17 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
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| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
BREATHING (also called pulmonary ventilation) is the physical process of moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment. This rhythmic process brings oxygen to the bloodstream and removes carbon dioxide, sustaining cellular respiration and life. Breathing involves two phases: inhalation (inspiration) when the diaphragm contracts and air enters the lungs, and exhalation (expiration) when the diaphragm relaxes and air is expelled. While often automatic, breathing can be consciously controlled. Components of breathing: Diaphragm: Primary muscle driving breathing movements Intercostal muscles: Assist in expanding and contracting chest cavity Neural control: Medulla oblongata regulates automatic breathing Gas exchange: Occurs in alveoli through diffusion
The word breathing derives from Middle English brethen, from Old English brǣþan, meaning "to breathe, respire." This is related to brǣþ (breath), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz. The Indo-European root *bhrē- meant "to burn, heat," connecting breath to the warmth of living beings. Related words appear across Germanic languages: German Atem, Dutch adem. The gerund form "breathing" as a noun became common in Middle English, emphasizing the continuous nature of the process.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of BREATHING.
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Words inside BREATHING: 382 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: BERTHINGBRIGHTENBATHINGBRIGHTEARTHINGHEARTINGINGATHERBATHERBERATINGBERTHABHANGBIGHT. See all words from BREATHING.