aspirating

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Aspirate \As"pi*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aspirated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Aspirating}.] [L. aspiratus, p. p. of aspirare to
   breathe toward or upon, to add the breathing h; ad + spirare
   to breathe, blow. Cf. {Aspire}.]
   To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound;
   as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a
   vowel or a liquid consonant.
   [1913 Webster]