breathy
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i adjective, breath·i·er, breath·i·est.
(of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.
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| —adj , breathier, breathiest | |
| 1. | (of the speaking voice) accompanied by an audible emission of breath |
| 2. | (of the singing voice) lacking resonance |
| 'breathily | |
| —adv | |
| 'breathiness | |
| —n | |
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Breathy
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Example sentences
He starts with breathy, staring longingly and directly into the camera.
Something about the voice struck me as breathy and half-crazed.
She was annoying with her fake breathy voice, and she was wrong about the weather more times than she was right.
He delivers his revivalist songs in a breathy, hushed voice.
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