breath
nounDefinition of breath
1a
: air filled with a fragrance or odor
b
: a slight indication : suggestion
the faintest breath of scandal
2a
: the faculty of breathing
recovering his breath after the race
b
: an act of breathing
fought to the last breath
3
: a slight breeze
4a
: air inhaled and exhaled in breathing
bad breath
b
: something (such as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing
c
: inhalation
5
: a spoken sound : utterance
breath of fresh air
in one breath
or in the same breath
out of breath
under one's breath
: a welcome or refreshing change
: almost simultaneously
: breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)
: so as to be barely audible
mumbled something under his breath
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