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breathe



breathe [breathe breathes breathed breathing] BrE [briːð] NAmE [briːð] verb
 
 
AIR/BREATH
1. intransitive, transitive to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth
He breathed deeply before speaking again.
The air was so cold we could hardly breathe.
She was beginning to breathe more easily.
He was breathing heavily after his exertions.
~ sth Most people don't realize that they are breathing polluted air.
2. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to send air, smoke or a particular smell out of your mouth
He came up close, breathing alcohol fumes all over me.  
 
SAY QUIETLY
3. transitive ~ sth | + speech (literary)to say sth quietly
‘I'm over here,’ she breathed.  
 
OF WINE
4. intransitive if you allow wine to breathe, you open the bottle and let air get in before you drink it  
 
OF CLOTH/SKIN
5. intransitive if cloth, leather, skin, etc. can breathe, air can move around or through it
Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe.  
 
FEELING/QUALITY
6. transitive ~ sth (formal)to be full of a particular feeling or quality
Her performance breathed wit and charm.
more at breathe/rest easy at easy adj., live and breathe sth at live 1
Idioms:breathe again breathe down somebody's neck breathe life into something breathe your last
Derived:breathe in breathe out breathe something in breathe something out
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘exhale, steam’): from ↑breath.

Example Bank:
‘Where are you?’ breathed a voice in the dark.
Always breathe through your nose.
He breathed in her scent.
He breathed the words against her ear.
He hardly dared breathe in case they heard him.
He was breathing raggedly, mouth open.
I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
I can barely breathe here.
I can't breathe properly— I'm gasping for air!
She breathed slowly in and out.
She rushed into my office breathing fire and threatening me with a lawyer.
The men breathe air that is filtered to remove any dust or gas.
They were both breathing hard from the steep climb.
Try not to breathe in the fumes.
Try to breathe normally.
You know I'd never breathe a word to anyone.
‘I'm over here,’ she breathed.

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