Antonyms for bated
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : beyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : beɪt |
Definition of bated
Origin :- "to reduce, to lessen in intensity," c.1300, shortening of abate (q.v.). Now only in phrase bated breath, which was used by Shakespeare in "The Merchant of Venice" (1596).
- verb subside
- The first words which he said were spoken sacredly, with bated breath.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- Dorothy listened with bated breath, then turned quickly to Katy.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- In the political clubs, his passing was discussed with bated breath.
- Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
- Serina listened with bated breath as Horace read the confirmation.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- To flee was impossible, so with bated breath he stood his ground.
- Extract from : « The Boy Land Boomer » by Ralph Bonehill
- He waited with bated breath, expecting her amazement, her indignation, her distress.
- Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
- The knot of spectators around the table watched with bated breath.
- Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
- In silence they waited with bated breath while the awful moments passed.
- Extract from : « Great Pirate Stories » by Various
- All admitted that they did hear some sort of a sound and sat with bated breath.
- Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
- At night in their cabin she repeated to him with bated breath all she had heard.
- Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham
Synonyms for bated
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