Breath meanings. All definitions of Breath

variable noun breath Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. 3

variable noun breath When you take a breath, you breathe in once. 3

singular noun breath If you say that there is not a breath of wind or air, you are emphasizing that there is no wind and the air is very still. 3

singular noun breath A breath of something, is a small amount of it. 3

noun breath the intake and expulsion of air during respiration 3

noun breath the air inhaled or exhaled during respiration 3

noun breath a single respiration or inhalation of air, etc 3

noun breath the vapour, heat, or odour of exhaled air 3

noun breath a slight gust of air 3

noun breath a short pause or rest 3

noun breath a brief time 3

noun breath a suggestion or slight evidence; suspicion 3

noun breath a whisper or soft sound 3

noun breath life, energy, or vitality 3

noun breath the passage of air through the completely open glottis without vibration of the vocal cords, as in exhaling or pronouncing fricatives such as (f) or (h) or stops such as (p) or (k) 3

noun breath air taken into the lungs and then let out 3

noun breath the act of breathing; respiration 3

noun breath the power to breathe easily and naturally 3

noun breath life or spirit 3

noun breath air or vapor given off from anything 3

noun breath air carrying fragrance or odor 3

noun breath a puff or whiff, as of air; slight breeze 3

noun breath moisture produced by a condensing of the breath, as in cold air 3

noun breath an utterance, esp. in a low voice; whisper or murmur 3

noun breath the time taken by a single respiration; a moment 3

noun breath a slight pause or rest 3

noun breath a faint hint or indication 3

noun breath a voiceless exhalation of the airstream with relative stillness at the vocal cords, as in pronouncing (s) or (p) 3

noun breath exhaled air 1

noun breath inhalation 1

abbreviation BREATH breathing 1

noun breath rest 1

noun breath bad breath 1

noun breath hint 1

noun breath the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. 1

noun breath respiration, especially as necessary to life. 1

noun breath life; vitality. 1

noun breath the ability to breathe easily and normally: She stopped to regain her breath. 1

noun breath time to breathe; pause or respite: Give him a little breath. 1

noun breath a single inhalation or respiration: He took a deep breath. 1

noun breath the brief time required for a single respiration; a moment or instant: They gave it to her and took it away all in a breath. 1

noun breath a slight suggestion, hint, or whisper: The breath of slander never touched her. 1

noun breath a light current of air. 1

noun breath Phonetics. the air drawn into or expelled from the lungs to provide the generative source for most speech sounds. the audible expiration generating voiceless speech sounds, as (p), (k), (sh), etc. 1

noun breath moisture emitted in respiration, especially when condensed and visible. 1

noun breath a trivial circumstance; trifle. 1

noun breath an odorous exhalation, or the air impregnated by it. 1

noun breath Obsolete. exhalation or vapor. 1

idioms breath below / under one's breath, in a low voice or whisper; sotto voce: He protested under his breath because he was afraid to speak up. 1

idioms breath catch one's breath, to pause or rest before continuing an activity or beginning a new one; resume regular breathing: Let me catch my breath before I begin anything new. 1

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