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[ breth-ee ] / ˈbrɛθ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR breathy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, breath·i·er, breath·i·est.(of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath. Origin of breathyFirst recorded in 1520–30; breath + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM breathybreath·i·ness, nounWords nearby breathybreathless, breath of fresh air, breath sounds, breathtaking, breath test, breathy, B. Rec., breccia, brecciate, Brecht, Breckinridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breathyOn the show, she was the epitome of Marilyn Monroe hotness, but subbed loud belches for breathy coos—and then laughed about it. Jenny McCarthy Twerks Out a Stellar ‘The View’ Debut|Kevin Fallon|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST A healthy majority of these posts are the angsty exaggerations of teenagers and breathy recitations of the latest pop trends. Could Facebook Have Prevented the Georgia Baby Shooting?|Joshua DuBois|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Her voice is breathy and soft; her moves subtle and seductive. Becoming Marilyn: An Impersonator Talks About Life as Marilyn Monroe|Nina Strochlic|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST In other news, Katherine Jenkins is trending on Twitter after her Jubilicious and breathy performance singing God save the Queen. Pomp! Pageantry! Jubilee Begins!|Tom Sykes|June 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Eleanor Clift says it could be hard to believe this is the same baby-voiced, breathy Jackie. Jackie O’s Dark Side|Eleanor Clift|September 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST There was a soft, breathy perspiration, as well as more strength. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders|William A. Alcott And because of the fact that no breath escapes without setting the cords in vibration, the tone is clear, and not "breathy." Essentials in Conducting|Karl Wilson Gehrkens It ought to be considered treason to think or to speak of The Country in this vague, breathy way. The Ghost in the White House|Gerald Stanley Lee The words came from his lips in a breathy hiss as he groveled. Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton An odd, breathy voice, speaking very bad Russian, offered a meeting. Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for breathy
adjective breathier or breathiest(of the speaking voice) accompanied by an audible emission of breath (of the singing voice) lacking resonance Derived forms of breathybreathily, adverbbreathiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to breathythroaty, harsh, gruff, raucous, discordant, gravelly, blatant, cracked, dry, grating, guttural, husky, indistinct, jarring, piercing, ragged, rough, scratching, strident, thick |