breathed

American  

[bretht, breethd] / brɛθt, briðd /

adjective

Phonetics.

1. not phonated; unvoiced; voiceless.

2. utilizing the breath exclusively in the production of a speech sound.

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breathed British  

/ briːðd, brɛθt /

adjective

1. phonetics relating to or denoting a speech sound for whose articulation the vocal cords are not made to vibrate Compare voiced

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Etymology

Origin of breathed

First recorded in 1875–80; breath + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Ryan said the two turnovers “really hurt. Breathed some life into them and gave them an opportunity to score some points before the half, which is always tough to overcome.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

Breathed, for what it’s worth, says the only two strips he’d read before starting his were “Doonesbury” and “Peanuts”; this may, at least in part, explain his strip’s originality.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2016

Future exhibitions include one of classic war stories drawn by Joe Kubert, and one featuring around 70 daily and Sunday “Bloom County” newspaper strips by Berkeley Breathed, including the first appearance by Opus the Penguin.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2016

Based on the book by Berkeley Breathed, Walt Disney Studios' animated “Mars Needs Moms” finds a little boy stowing away on a Martian ship in order to rescue his abducted mom.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2015

Breathed in the smell of Mom’s and Dad’s hair and clothes?

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera