Breathing and Fading

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Breathing adjective - Having or showing life.

Usage example: realized that he didn't need a comic-book superhero, since he had a real, breathing hero in his father

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Fading is an antonym for breathing.

Nearby Words: breathe, breathless, breath, breather, breathed

Fading noun - Weakening in force or intensity.

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Breathing is an antonym for fading.

Nearby Words: fade, faded

The original mix of "Sun" by Slusnik Luna ends with the lone, fading sound of what seems to be heavily digitized breathing.

Source: Last Note Nightmare

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