for a count of
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: for the amount of time that it takes to count to (some specific number)
Hold your breath for a count of 10.
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Simply inhale for a count of four, hold for a count of seven and exhale for eight.
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Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Slowly exhale all the air through your mouth for a count of four.
4.
—Heather Heefner, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Do a trial run by watering for a count of ten, and then wait a minute before checking how deeply the water penetrated with your finger.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
To do that effectively, breathe slowly in through your nostrils for a count of five, hold it briefly, then exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of seven.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
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Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Slowly exhale all the air through your mouth for a count of four.
4.
—Heather Heefner, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Do a trial run by watering for a count of ten, and then wait a minute before checking how deeply the water penetrated with your finger.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
To do that effectively, breathe slowly in through your nostrils for a count of five, hold it briefly, then exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of seven.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
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“For a count of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20count%20of. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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