{
    "term": "breathing",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the action of taking air into the lungs and sending it out again",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Deep breathing exercises will help you relax."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heavy *(= loud)* breathing was all I could hear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus went into the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug is used to treat breathing difficulties caused by asthma."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you having difficulty in breathing?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His breathing was uneven, and he could hardly speak."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Loosen any tight clothing that may be restricting their breathing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city's poor air quality is putting more and more children in hospital with breathing problems."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deep", "shallow", "controlled"],
                "verb + breathing": ["control", "regulate"],
                "breathing + verb": ["quicken", "slow", "slow down"],
                "breathing + noun": ["apparatus", "difficulties", "problems"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbriːðɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/breathing/breathing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbriːðɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/breathing/breathing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}