Definition of "breathily" [breathily]

• In a breathy manner. (adverb)

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• "IX He leaned back and called breathily upward, "arethos, imedshud! intob coom.""
• "Sharon's bass and breathily intoned vocals are often the crux of a song, and sparseness and restraint always the watchwords, with even guest Johnny Marr reining himself in so his guitar sinuously entwines with the bass and synth lines on Can't Put it Down Until it Ends."
• "Jesse clapped his hands and hissed breathily to imitate big-auditorium applause, very convincing."