breath vs breathe
breath
Definitions
noun
- a slight movement of the air
- a short respite
- the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- an indirect suggestion
- the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
Examples
The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ...
Sefelt has pulled back halfway normal, swelling up and down with big wet, rattling breaths.
You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit.
breathe
Definitions
verb
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- be alive
- allow the passage of air through
- manifest or evince
Examples
If you were to take out two or three shrubs to let the remainder breathe, what sort of rhythm would be left?
Later that night, after he had carried her inside, he lay next to her on the hearthrug, listening to her breathe, not quite believing what had just happened.
She breathed her advice softly.
