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fire-breath·ing | \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbrē-t͟hiŋ 
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\Definition of fire-breathing
1 : breathing or appearing to breathe fire : able to produce a stream of fire from the mouth
fire-breathing dragons
2 : intimidatingly or violently aggressive in speech and manner
a fire-breathing orator
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fire-breather \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbrē-t͟hər \ noun
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