According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
RESPIRING
Verb
respiring
present participle of respire
Noun
respiring (usually uncountable, plural respirings)
An act of respiration.
Anagrams
• reprising, springier
Source: Wiktionary
RESPIRE
Re*spire" (r*spr), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired (-sprd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. Respiring.] Etym: [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See Spirit.]
1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. Spenser. Here leave me to respire. Milton. From the mountains where I now respire. Byron.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.
Re*spire", v. t.
1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe. A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while. Byron.
2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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