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breathed a sigh of relief

breathed a sigh of relief is the simple past and past participle of breathe a sigh of relief.

Meaning of breathe a sigh of relief

Verb

breathe a sigh of relief (third-person singular simple present breathes a sigh of relief, present participle breathing a sigh of relief, simple past and past participle breathed a sigh of relief)

  1. (idiomatic) to be relieved; to feel relief.
    • And the home fans breathed a huge sigh of relief barely two minutes later when Andros Townsend's cross was finished by Defoe.2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport

Questions about breathed a sigh of relief

What is breathed a sigh of relief the simple past and past participle of?
Breathed a sigh of relief is the simple past and past participle of breathe a sigh of relief.

Words near breathed a sigh of relief in the dictionary

  1. breathe one's last
  2. breathe one's last breath
  3. breathe out
  4. breathe upon
  5. breathed
  6. breathed a sigh of relief
  7. breathed a word
  8. breathed again
  9. breathed back to life
  10. breathed down someone's neck
  11. breathed easy

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