Rough breathing

Rough breathing
Breathing Breath"ing, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [1913 Webster]

Subject to a difficulty of breathing. --Melmoth. [1913 Webster]

2. Air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster]

3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit. [1913 Webster]

4. Aspiration; secret prayer. ``Earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state.'' --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]

5. Exercising; promotion of respiration. [1913 Webster]

Here is a lady that wants breathing too; And I have heard, you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making ladies trip. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words. [1913 Webster]

I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

7. Breathing place; vent. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

8. Stop; pause; delay. [1913 Webster]

You shake the head at so long a breathing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h. [1913 Webster]

10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below. [1913 Webster]

{Breathing place}. (a) A pause. ``That c[ae]sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse.'' --Sir P. Sidney. (b) A vent.

{Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall.

{Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. --Shak.

{Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d {Asper}, n.

{Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai). [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]


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  • rough breathing — n. [transl. of L spiritus asper] 1. in written Greek, the mark (ʼ) placed over an initial vowel or ρ (rho) to show that in ancient Greek it was pronounced with a preceding (h) sound, or aspirate 2. the sound thus indicated …   English World dictionary

  • rough breathing — rough′ breath′ing n. 1) ling. the symbol (‘) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed 2) ling. phn the aspirated sound indicated by this mark Compare smooth breathing… …   From formal English to slang

  • rough breathing — noun Etymology: translation of Late Latin spiritus asper 1. : a mark ʽ used in Greek over some initial vowels or over ρ to show that they are aspirated (as in ὡς pronounced ˈhōs or ῥη̃τωρ pronounced ˈhrātōr) 2. : the sound indicated by a mark ʽ …   Useful english dictionary

  • rough breathing — 1. the symbol ( ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the small greek letter Rho over which it is placed. 2. the aspirated sound indicated by this mark. Cf. smooth breathing. [1740 50; trans. of L… …   Universalium

  • rough breathing — /rʌf ˈbriðɪŋ/ (say ruf breedhing) noun 1. the pronunciation in Ancient Greek of an initial vowel or ρ with a preceding aspirate sound resembling h in modern English. 2. the diacritic mark ( ) placed over some initial vowels and ρ in written… …  

  • rough breathing — noun Date: 1746 1. a mark ʽ used in Greek over some initial vowels to show that they are aspirated or over ρ to show that it is voiceless 2. the sound indicated by a mark ʽ over a Greek vowel or ρ …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rough breathing — noun a) The sound equivalent to an initial h before a vowel or an r in Ancient Greek. b) The mark used to indicate the occurrence of the sound …   Wiktionary

  • rough breathing — Aspirate …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Breathing — Breath ing, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [1913 Webster] Subject to a difficulty of breathing. Melmoth. [1913 Webster] 2. Air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster] 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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