mouth breathing

/ˈmaʊθ ˌbɹiːðɪŋ/

noun

Long-term breathing through the mouth, often caused by an obstruction to breathing through the nose.

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Meanings

nounmouth breathing (countable and uncountable, plural mouth breathings)

plural mouth breathings

  1. countableuncountablemedicineLong-term breathing through the mouth, often caused by an obstruction to breathing through the nose.
  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: breathing through the mouth.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 口呼吸
  • 口呼吸 (kǒuhūxī)breathing through the mouth
Finnish suuhengitys, hengittäminen suun kautta
  • suuhengitysbreathing through the mouth
  • hengittäminen suun kauttabreathing through the mouth
French respiration buccale
  • respiration buccalebreathing through the mouth
Hungarian szájlégzés
  • szájlégzésbreathing through the mouth
Cite this entry
APA

mouth breathing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth%20breathing

MLA

“mouth breathing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth%20breathing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouth breathing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth%20breathing.

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