nasal breathing

/ˈneɪzəl ˌbɹiːðɪŋ/

noun

Long-term breathing through the nose, as opposed to breathing through the mouth.

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Meanings

nounnasal breathing (countable and uncountable, plural nasal breathings)

plural nasal breathings

  1. countableuncountablemedicineLong-term breathing through the nose, as opposed to breathing through the mouth.
  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: breathing through the nose.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鼻呼吸
  • 鼻呼吸 (bíhūxī)breathing through the nose
Finnish nenähengitys, hengittäminen nenän kautta
  • nenähengitysbreathing through the nose
  • hengittäminen nenän kauttabreathing through the nose
French respiration nasale
  • respiration nasalebreathing through the nose
Hungarian orrlégzés
  • orrlégzésbreathing through the nose
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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