Examples of breathy in a Sentence
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Her singing is just as vivid and varied across the LP, with gutsy growls and breathy trills against multi-tracked harmony vocals that approximate the heavenly abundance of a gospel choir.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Vocally, Rodrigo has a breathy, vowel-bending delivery that can swoop into a full-tilt belt; as a performer, her acting background serves her well, including quick and subtle mannerisms — a pout here, an arched eyebrow there — that accentuate the musical mood.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2024
Instead, Grande’s tidy vocal staccato is the musical mechanism most worth paying attention to — a beautifully breathy phrasing tactic that evokes the tapping of brakes.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Over varied productions, her breathy melodies and wispy harmonies are, at their best, in the vein of Aaliyah and Janet Jackson.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Not long after, Klum got in the studio and passed over her breathy, delicate vocals.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
Acoustic sections that set the mood transition into breathy folk songs akin to Marissa Nadler or Emma Ruth Rundle.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2023
In the second section, wispy, breathy strings come in, representing more diffuse structures called arched filaments.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
The music was crisp yet deeply vibey, her breathy croon floating over her band’s retro-R&B arrangements.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Vocally, Rodrigo has a breathy, vowel-bending delivery that can swoop into a full-tilt belt; as a performer, her acting background serves her well, including quick and subtle mannerisms — a pout here, an arched eyebrow there — that accentuate the musical mood.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2024
Instead, Grande’s tidy vocal staccato is the musical mechanism most worth paying attention to — a beautifully breathy phrasing tactic that evokes the tapping of brakes.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Over varied productions, her breathy melodies and wispy harmonies are, at their best, in the vein of Aaliyah and Janet Jackson.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Not long after, Klum got in the studio and passed over her breathy, delicate vocals.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
Acoustic sections that set the mood transition into breathy folk songs akin to Marissa Nadler or Emma Ruth Rundle.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2023
In the second section, wispy, breathy strings come in, representing more diffuse structures called arched filaments.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
The music was crisp yet deeply vibey, her breathy croon floating over her band’s retro-R&B arrangements.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Breathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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