respiring

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of respire

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)An act of respiration.

   “I would walk through the rooms I rented and listen to the unhurried murmurs the town made, constant and rhythmic, as subtly troubled as the nighttime respirings of a light sleeper. There was never silence.”