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US
/ˈbɹɛθ/
]
[ UK /bɹˈɛθ/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈɛθ/ ]
NOUN
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a slight movement of the air
there wasn't a breath of air in the room - a short respite
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
he took a deep breath and dived into the pool
he was fighting to his last breath -
an indirect suggestion
not a breath of scandal ever touched her -
the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
his sour breath offended her
How To Use breath In A Sentence
- 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 ... "Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."
- 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.
- Two bus-rides and a walk in the rain later we found the old dairy farm, muttering under our breaths about the wisdom of locating such an establishment way out in the sticks.
- I had just popped out for a breath of fresh air,and missed your telephone call.
- White cap set her up long hair and half of his face is obscured, but felt she must be very beautiful, breathtaking beauty!
- White cap set her up long hair and half of his face is obscured, but felt she must be very beautiful, breathtaking beauty!
- After all this time she was alive, living, breathing, and walking on the earth.
- When she at last rose it was with panting breath. Emily Fox-Seton
- It can make you sweat too, or feel dizzy or breathless. The Sun
