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Breathing vs Inhalation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between breathing and inhalation

is that breathing is the act of respiration; a single instance of this while inhalation is the act of inhaling.

As a verb breathing

is present participle of lang=en.

breathing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
  • A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
  • (archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
  • * 1599 ,
    • DON PEDRO. Count Claudio, when mean you to go to church?
    CLAUDIO. To-morrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites.
    LEONATO. Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have all things answer my mind.
    DON PEDRO. Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing ; but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.
  • Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
    • the breathings of the Holy Spirit
  • Aspiration; secret prayer.
  • * Tillotson
    • earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state

    inhalation

    English

    (wikipedia inhalation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of inhaling.
  • * 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
    • The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation , then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.
  • The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.

    • See also

    * inhale ----