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Inhaling vs Breathing - What's the difference?

inhaling | breathing |

As verbs the difference between inhaling and breathing

is that inhaling is while breathing is .

As nouns the difference between inhaling and breathing

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

inhaling

English

(wikipedia inhaling)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • inhalation
  • * 2001 , Frederick Alan Casemore, Skylarks: For Myself, Lest I Forget, Or Die Unsung (page 171)
    • Smoking was difficult, I had to have perfect timing, sticking my head as far out the tiny porthole as I could, and timing my puffs to the inhalings and exhalings of the ship.

    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