breathed

[bretht, breethd]

adjective

Phonetics.

1. not phonated; unvoiced; voiceless.

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

breathed

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of breathed¹

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

Example Sentences

It was the smell of family, and now that she had breathed deeply of it, she knew she would never be without it again, no matter what.

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She closed her eyes and breathed in—a Swanburne girl does not panic—and out.

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She also breathed with me as I sobbed over his most soul-annihilating betrayal.

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Asbestos, a prohibited substance in Australia, becomes dangerous when fibres are breathed in.

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Almost half of the chronic fatigue participants breathed irregularly during the tests, compared to only four people in the control group.

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