breathed

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adjective

ˈbretht 

1

: having breath especially of a specified kind

—usually used in combination

sweet-breathed

2

: voiceless sense 2

breathed

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past tense and past participle of breathe

Examples of breathed in a Sentence

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Adjective

His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd. — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing breathed

• breathed new life into

Rhymes for breathed

• unsheathed
• seethed
• sheathed
• wreathed