breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"

breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"

breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"

undergo, experience, have, receive, get - of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbonmonoxide

respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"

hyperventilate - breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate"

hiccough, hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"

sigh, suspire - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

wheeze - breathe with difficulty

yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance"

saw logs, saw wood, snore - breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"