Synonyms for breath
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : breth |
| Phonetic Transcription : brɛθ |
Top 10 synonyms for breath Other synonyms for the word breath
Définition of breath
Origin :- Old English bræð "odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor" (Old English word for "air exhaled from the lungs" was æðm), from Proto-Germanic *bræthaz "smell, exhalation" (cf. Old High German bradam, German Brodem "breath, steam"), from PIE root *gwhre- "to breathe, smell."
- noun respiration
- noun wind or something in the air
- noun respite, break
- noun hint, suggestion
- I feel the breath of life taken away from me by the multitude.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- With parched throats, gasping for breath, they lay back in agony.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- As soon as the fellow on the bed would have his breath he would scream.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- She went about her work that morning humming under her breath.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Not a breeze can stir but it thrills us with the breath of autumn.
- Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- I crave for the balm of Nature, the anodyne of solitude, the breath of Mother Earth.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- Andrew drew in his breath anxiously and turned her back for the cañon.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Andrew caught his breath, but the marshal would not let him speak.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Hester was running, and when she came near was quite out of breath.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Sallie looked, and drew in her breath with a long, expressive "O-h!"
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
Antonyms for breath
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