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Definition of "breathed" []

  • Linguistics Voiceless. (adjective)
  • Having breath of a specified kind. Often used in combination: sour-breathed. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "breathed" in a sentence
  • "The air seemed a chilly balm, and the earth, after the heat of the day, now and again breathed soothingly against him."
  • "But usually, there†™ s a trick to it†powder or liquid breathed from the mouth, or a chemical reagent to reacts with carbon dioxide."
  • "Two years later, Martin breathed in the intoxicating scent of spice and metal."