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Antonyms for breath


Grammar : Noun
Spell : breth
Phonetic Transcription : brɛθ



Definition of breath

Origin :
  • Old English bræð "odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor" (Old English word for "air exhaled from the lungs" was æðm), from Proto-Germanic *bræthaz "smell, exhalation" (cf. Old High German bradam, German Brodem "breath, steam"), from PIE root *gwhre- "to breathe, smell."
  • noun respiration
  • noun wind or something in the air
  • noun respite, break
  • noun hint, suggestion
Example sentences :
  • I feel the breath of life taken away from me by the multitude.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • With parched throats, gasping for breath, they lay back in agony.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • As soon as the fellow on the bed would have his breath he would scream.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • She went about her work that morning humming under her breath.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Not a breeze can stir but it thrills us with the breath of autumn.
  • Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • I crave for the balm of Nature, the anodyne of solitude, the breath of Mother Earth.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • Andrew drew in his breath anxiously and turned her back for the cañon.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Andrew caught his breath, but the marshal would not let him speak.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Hester was running, and when she came near was quite out of breath.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Sallie looked, and drew in her breath with a long, expressive "O-h!"
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Synonyms for breath

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