Showing results for "breathed"

• past participle of breathe.
• past tense form of breathe.

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

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Example Sentences

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breathed

And he breathed life into a stadium that had a crowd of only 49,104 — short of a sellout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"He loved David Beckham, he came in with the Mohican, everyone was laughing but he loved it. He loved football, 24/7, he lived and breathed football."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Before going to sleep, the women placed three drops of oil into a paper cup and breathed in the scent for 10 seconds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Boeing investors breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after the FAA said the latest 737 MAX software issue wasn’t a safety concern.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Instantly, Carmen felt calmer as she breathed in the smell of hay and horses and heard the loud nicker of hello from Rosie.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

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